text:
China's state media warned on Saturday that a "counterstrike" against the Philippines was inevitable if it continued to provoke Beijing in the South China Sea, potentially Asia's biggest military troublespot.
The warning comes as ministers from both countries attend an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting in Brunei, which hopes to reach a legally binding code of conduct to manage maritime conduct in disputed areas.
At stake are potentially massive offshore oil reserves. The seas also lie on shipping lanes and fishing grounds.
Both China and the Philippines have been locked in a decades-old territorial squabble over the South

subset: commoncrawl


text:
The Khepera Simulator
The Khepera simulator is a bit out-dated and not easy to use. Our goal is to reproduce the abilities of the Khepera simulator in the Stage simulator. However, for the time being, if you want to use a simulator that can detect light from simulated sources, then this is the simulator to use.
The Khepera simulator starts up in "run" mode. To move the robot, add objects to the world, etc. you need to get out of "run" mode. You get into and out of modes by clicking on the buttons at the top or bottom of the simulator window.
Warning: the delete may not work.
To load a different world, press the "load" button, and then type "avoid", for example. ".world" will automatically be added to the filename, so don't type it.
To save a world, press the "save" button, then type the filename. ".world" will automatically be added to the filename, so don't type it.
Pyro Modules Table of Contents
Pyro - Back to Pyro main page
Beyond Legos - NSF grant that pays for Pyro
Additional Resources
Reference: PyroSiteNotes


text:
- Worldwide Rank #895,815
- Follower/Following Ratio 0.89
- Daily New Followers 0
Jane Lee Twitter Stats
@CoachJaneLee - Tracking Jane Lee Twitter profile since November 21, 2009
Marketing and Sales Consultant. My Mission is to Help Entrepreneurs Grow a Sustainable Business and Generate Revenue. MSW, Certified Professional Coach.
New York
Jane Lee Tweets
@CoachJaneLee has posted -1 tweets in the last 30 days, which translates to an average of -0.0 tweets per day.
Jane Lee Twitter Followers
@CoachJaneLee has 6,894 followers on Twitter.
This account is #895,815 in the worldwide rank of the most popular Twitter users.
Jane Lee Following on Twitter
@CoachJaneLee is following 7,714 Twitter accounts.
Last month this account stopped following 9 users.
Jane Lee Predictions & Milestones
@CoachJaneLee will hit 6,874 followers in the next 3 months, and 6,814 in one year.
You are on Jane Lee's Twitter stats page
We track these Twitter stats since November 21, 2009 . You can see how many followers Jane Lee lost or gained and what the prediction is for tomorrow or the next 15 days, together with all kinds of other stats like rank compared to all Twitter users, tweets etc.
Why don't you give it a try and compare Jane Lee to yourself ? Or if you are Jane Lee get even more feature rich & up-to-date stats with our premium Twitter Stats.
Twitter Counter is the #1 Twitter stats site powered by Twitter. It all started in June 12, 2008 and we grew rather rapidly because of our Twitter Counter badge. The button is a nice small image that shows your visitors how many followers you have on Twitter. Within a year the button was on many many blogs around the world and we displayed more than 100 million buttons in one month. We track follower stats for over 180 million users now.


text:
Email Alerts
May 19, 2011
The 40 year old hospitalist
A favorite movie is "The 40 Year Old Virgin" starring Steve Carrell. It is a hilarious take on the socially challenged lead character who somehow makes it to the ripe age of 40 without consummating any relationship with a woman. Of course, during the course of the movie, our virginal friend ends his dry spell, which may explain why there was no sequel. Apparently, there is nothing funny about a 40 year old non-virgin, no offense to those who have chosen a chaste life.
Like Mr. Carrell's character, I am now 40 years old; unlike him, I am a hospitalist. (Just to be clear that there are other dissimilarities: I have a son.) It is at 40 that one begins to spend way too much time thinking about what one's own sequel may hold. For the reader's sake, I'll narrow my excessive angst to only those things that are hospitalist related. Not interested, you say? Well, have some respect for your elders!
Obviously, a lot has changed since I began practicing, and it has been very exciting to have been part of this revolution. My professional "introduction" to hospital medicine dates to 2000, when a nephrologist approached me in the doctor's lounge during my first week as an employed hospitalist. Instead of extending a friendly welcome to the hospital, he berated me about what a terrible decision I had made. "Why would anyone choose to be a professional resident?" He ended his tirade with these encouraging words: "It is not too late to return to fellowship."
Who knew that more than 10 years later ours would become the fastest growing medical specialty and that I would count nearly 40,000 other doctors as my colleagues? And who knew that I would be routinely receiving CVs from nephrologists who either can't find jobs in any remotely urban area or who are looking for a position that doesn't have them on call every third night and covering three hospitals every weekend?
Of course, the misery of a few nephrologists is no way to gain personal satisfaction or even insight, and shouldn't be gloated about in print. No, this has been a great career because it has allowed me to put into practice several attributes that define my character. Here are the big three, assuming that I can remember them for five minutes in my newly acquired geriatric state.
No. 1: I care about waste. It literally drives me nuts when a useless test is performed, and it infuriates me even more when that test leads to unnecessary complications for a patient. I have stopped many of these tests from taking place, and if the remainder of my career is successful, I'll be able to accelerate that practice even more, for myself and my fellow hospitalists once health care reform gets some teeth. And don't get me started on the unneeded consults that drive so many of those unnecessary tests. As a hospitalist, I get to not only save patients but also play a small part in protecting the sustainability of health care delivery.
Two, I value my time and health, and so does hospital medicine. This is a specialty that allows us to balance dedication to a career with the knowledge that you live only once. Eighty-hour workweeks followed by more 80-hour workweeks would have left me on my proverbial deathbed regretting that I did not spend more time with my family and doing the other things that make me healthy in mind and body. After a career as a hospitalist, I hope that my last few momentsespecially if I spend them in one of those new "Sleep Number" beds, I hear they are greatwill be passed in serene reflection, with little remorse over those things I was too busy to experience.
But mostly, I value the ability to forge a brief but intense relationship with patients and their families. The most powerful thing about my job has been creating the kind of trust that facilitates meaningful conversations with people who were perfect strangers only 10 minutes earlier. What a great honor it has been to help a couple who've been together 50 years decide that it is time for one of them to pursue comfort care. And I will never get tired of hearing that what I say makes sense, they "get it," and now feel comfortable with the direction of care we have decided to pursue.
Make no mistake: Looking forward to life as the 40 year old hospitalist comes with a new perspective. How could it not given that it has been at least three years since the last patient said: "You look like that guy on 'ER!' " No, I never did look like Noah Wyle (better known as the charismatic Carter), but I was young once, and apparently cataract surgery has been perfected only recently. But in all seriousness, I do believe that age has brought an even greater appreciation for what I do.
So, I guess I am happy to be the 40 year old hospitalist. If the first act is anything like the sequel, and boy, I do hope there is a sequel, then things should be just fine.
Click here to add your comment
About Erik DeLue, MD
Erik DeLue, MD, examines the challenges of running and reinventing a hospitalist program. He is medical director of the hospitalist program at Virtua Memorial, a hospital in Mt. Holly, N.J.
This is the third community hospital program that Dr. DeLue has worked for in his nine years as a hospitalist. Join in the dialogue on issues that range from compensation and 24/7 scheduling to how to work with competing hospitalist groups.
The opinions expressed by Dr. DeLue are his own and do not necessary reflect the opinions of his employer or Today's Hospitalist.
Add your comments...
Click here to add your comment
Copyright © 2016
Today's Hospitalist
. All rights reserved.
Current Issue
Past Issues
Career Center
E-mail Alerts


text:
This full website whois and analysis report on Okfit.ru was ran on December, 03, 2016.
We include detailed information like the server IP Address which is 126.96.36.199. Okfit.ru resides at Jsc ru-center in Russian Federation. The domain Okfit.ru was first registered on 08/07/2007 which was 9 years and 4 months ago and is set to expire on August, 08, 2014.
The Okfit.ru Whois shows that the registrar is RU-CENTER-REG-RIPN - but a full analysis for Okfit is below to assist you in your research including Whois, Alexa traffic rank of 296158, and server details.
The official title of Okfit.ru is: ?????? ?????????? ??????? ? ?????? | ????????-??????? Okfit.Ru ? ??????. ?????????? ??????? ??? ????????????: ???????, ????????, ????????????
The official description of Okfit.ru is:
????????-??????? ??????????? ??????? Okfit. ??????????? ????????????? ??????? ??????? ??????????? ???????.
It is 9:02 PM CET when you ran this report for Okfit.ru here on our website, IP-Adress.com. When it comes to Okfit.ru, you can trust that if we have Whois information available for it, we will display it further below to assist in your research of Okfit.ru. Feel free to run another Okfit related search, or start a new query.
Timestamp Confirmation:
The Whois report for Okfit.ru was ran at 9:02 PM CET on December 3, 2016 and the information is provided below if available.
View comments on this Okfit whois website report below or add your own comment about Okfit.ru.
Now you can review additional Whois data for Okfit.ru below. Things like the status of Okfit, expiration date of Okfit.ru, and Okfit name servers.
Don't forget that Okfit could have other domain extensions you might want to run a Whois search for and get further information about Okfit owned services.
|Hello guest sign up now!
Remaining lookups today: 0 (Get more)
My IP is: 18.104.22.168


text:
Louisville, CO Cigar Bars, Shops & More...
|Save Big on Cigars - Buy Online!
Stored Fresh in our Walk-in Humidor - Same Day Shipping!
Arturo Fuente Cigars
Rocky Patel Cigars
Ashton Cigars
RoyalCigars.com... The best Louisville, Colorado cigar resource online. Cigar stores, bars and more.
We are committed to helping you find cigar shops, stores, cigar bars and other interesting cigar places in Louisville, Colorado. Welcome to the Royal Cigars Louisville cigar directory, a comprehensive database of places to buy and enjoy smoking cigars in Louisville, Colorado
Contribute To The Louisville Cigar Directory!
As hard as we try, it's impossible for us to find every cigar bar or tobacco dealer in Louisville, which is why we could use your help. If you own or known about an interesting cigar place in Louisville that we haven't listed yet on Royal Cigars.com, please submit it so that we can list it here.
Tell Your Tobacconist
That You Found Them On RoyalCigars.com!
That You Found Them On RoyalCigars.com!
Select Location:
333 Centennial ParkwayLouisville, CO
Work(303) 604-1464
1124 W Dillon RdLouisville, CO
Work(303) 666-6134
Back To:
Cigars in Colorado


text:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A dock is a place above water on the shore where boats can be tied. Docks are often held up by pilings which are often poles driven into the bottom.[1]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ J. J. Isler; Peter Isler, Sailing For Dummies (Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2011), p. 113


text:
Religious Freedoms are worse in China and Afghanistan
US: Religious persecution up in Afghanistan, China
< Car Leaves Scene of Crash
Jan 24, 2013 07:04
Category: General News
Category: General News
Pope Wants Catholic Church To Be Social Media Savvy
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict wants the Catholic Church to get hip to social media. In his annual message today on social communications, the 85-year-old pontiff said social networking sites aren't a virtual world the church can ignore, but a very real world that its leaders must engage if they want to spread the faith to the next generation. Benedict tweets in nine languages.


text:
Trudeau Promotes Armstrong to EVP of Trudeau USA
February 17, 2012,
Marty Armstrong
WOODRIDGE, Ill.-Trudeau Corporation has promoted Marty Armstrong to executive vice president of Trudeau USA.
Armstrong, who was hired as vice president, sales and marketing last year, will now oversee all U.S. operations based in the company's U.S. headquarters in Woodridge, Ill.
Tony Pecoraro has been named director of sales for the Eastern half of the U.S. market. Pecoraro previously held sales and marketing positions at several housewares firms, including Nordic Ware and Helen of Troy. In related organizational moves for the company, Tyler Hill has been named director of sales for the Western half of the U.S. market. Hill previously served as regional sales manager for Trudeau. Both Hill and Pecoraro will report to Armstrong.
"In a short year at Trudeau, Marty has already had a very positive impact on our business and we are very confident that he will have success in his new role," said Philippe Trudeau, president of Trudeau Corporation. "Additionally, I believe that Tony and Tyler will bring a new dimension to our sales development in the U.S. We are confident that these organizational changes will translate into positive success for our company."
Other Articles By Author
Related Articles
Sponsored Content
Sponsored Links
Video: Color Comes on Strong at High Point Market


text:
In the house down the lane lives a boy everyone seems to know and love. However the house hides a secret and the boy is the key. What is going on?
I saw Mischa in his front yard shooting hoops. I've fancied him since I first saw him six months ago. My name is Samuel and I'm thirteen. His family have lived here for years and everyone in town seems to know Mischa and nobody seems to have a bad word to say about him. I think that's why my parents don't have a problem with us being friends.
I walked down to his place. "Morning Mischa."
"Good Morning Samuel." I love his Russian accent; I think it was either that or his pale violet eyes that I fell in love with first.
"What's happening Mischa? You got family visiting?" I looked at all the cars parked in the drive and on the street. I'd seen people arriving since yesterday, and they were all greeted so friendly by Mischa's parents.
"Yah, something like that."
Another car arrived and a very large burly guy got out. Mischa's dad ran over to him and greeted him in what I presume to be his native Russian. They kissed each other on the cheek and hugged briefly.
The large guy was being escorted into the house when he looked at Mischa. If I didn't know better, I'd swear I saw fear in the man's eyes; but how can that be? He was at least eight inches taller than Mischa and a hundred plus pounds of solid muscle heavier.
Mischa smiled at me and that was enough to distract me from what I was thinking; I just shrugged it off as me being me. We played around for a couple of hours before mum called me in for dinner.
"Bye, Mischa. See you tomorrow."
"Good bye Samuel." Mischa smiled and thought to himself, "And I will see you sooner that you think my friend."
I was just getting to sleep, when I heard a tap on my window. I looked out and saw Mischa. I wondered not only why he was tapping on my window, but tapping on it at nearly midnight. I opened my window to find out what he wanted, and was shocked when the burly guy I had seen earlier dragged me through my window and stuck me in a sack.
I was unceremoniously dropped out of the sack a few minutes later. I saw I was in a large room, surrounded by many of the people I had seen arriving over the past day.
"Ah, the guest of honour has arrived. We can begin." I looked around to try and find the source of the thick Russian accent, and saw someone wearing dark robes standing behind an altar. I only had time to think about why Mischa's family would have an altar, before I was roughly grabbed around the neck, dragged over to the altar and chained in front of it.
"On this day ninety-five years ago, the greatest man who ever lived was assassinated. We, the loyal followers of Rasputin, are here today to honour him and his living spirit here on Earth." The hooded figure turned to face Mischa and bowed. Everyone in the room turned to Mischa, dropped to one knee and began muttering, again in what I presumed was their native Russian.
Mischa walked over to me and placed a hand on my head. "Samuel, my friend. You are here to play a most vital role in today's ceremony. Shortly before the body I was in died on December 29th in the Year of our Lord 1916, I left it and entered the body of a near-by child. The closest you can come to understanding what I am is a soul. I have now been in this body for those ninety-five years, and it is now dying. It is time for me to move on to a new body. I have chosen to move on to yours."
I looked on at the boy I loved in sheer terror at what he had just said. The thoughts whirled through my head as fast as the speed of light.
Mischa's wrist was cuffed to my own. The hooded figure cut each of us on our palms, and Mischa clasped my hand in his own. The hooded figure began chanting, and he was then joined by the rest of the assembly.
As our blood mingled, I could feel something passing into my body; a feeling of pure evil, of malice, of insanity. It began suppressing every thought I had, every feeling of self. It was like being wrapped in a cloak which had its own identity.
The boy I had known as 'Mischa' turned to me. "I beg your forgiveness. I could not fight it, nor stop it. I . . . am . . . tru . . . ly . . . ."
The last thoughts that were my own, were forgiveness for the boy who had played host to this demonic being for nearly a century, sorrow for myself (wondering what damage, what carnage, what acts I will be forced to commit against my will over the hundred years to come), but most disturbingly of all was how much of the boy I knew and loved was really Mischa, and how much was this ghost . . . this soul . . . just trying to bait its next host.
In the house down the lane lives a boy everyone seems to know and love. However the house hides a secret and the boy is the key. What is going on?
Thank You for Reading!
Welcome Guest! Registration is FREE and easy. Please Register!
- Kiltie69 and Taliesin69 like this


text:
Bower Memorial youth help in Tuscaloosacomment (0)
January 12, 2012
In 2011, like 2010, the youth of Bower Memorial Baptist Church, Evergreen, made plans to go to MFuge, a LifeWay missions event.
It was to be in New Orleans.
But after the April 27 tornadoes marred Alabama's landscape and scarred countless lives, the youth of this Conecuh Baptist Association church approached their leader about a change in plans.
Pastor Jim Griffin said the students told his wife, Miriam, who is the youth and children's administrator, that they felt led to go on an in-state missions trip instead.
As a result, the students and their chaperons — about a dozen people in all — traveled to storm-ravaged Tuscaloosa County in June. Cottondale Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa Baptist Association hosted the group.
The group sorted supplies at a Salvation Army distribution center, served meals at a Salvation Army canteen and helped Forest Lake Baptist Church, Tuscaloosa, with cleanup and organization.
This was the first experience with disaster relief for some students, Griffin said.


text:
I think you can treat it as:
EDIT: After you edited your post, yes, that's what I would have done
Sorry, I have edited my first post without actually taking a look at whether the integral was right or wrong.
My second post says it.
In fact, it's only my edit in my first post which is contradicting. The 'formula' that I posted remains the same and applies.
So, your integral is wrong. You need to put the differential of the function as denominator, not its integral.
If you had to differentiate
This becomes:
When you integrate, you divide instead of multiplying the differential of the function.


text:
BELLEVUE, Wash. — While consumer expectations for fresh food safety remain high, food safety is not necessarily top of mind for them, possibly because shoppers trust their local supermarket, researchers told SN. "When consumers start shifting over to eating more fresh foods, a whole host of new ideas, thoughts and concerns come up … how to prepare it, what should be their concerns about safety," said Michelle Barry, president of Tinderbox, a division of The Hartman Group that is dedicated ...
REGISTER TO VIEW THIS ARTICLE - Register for a Free Account
WhyRegisterfor FREE?
Registering for content on Supermarket News will give youINSTANTaccess to invaluable articles and media content that industry professionals rely on. You will have access to our special reports, feature articles, and industry analysis. It'sFREE, easy and quick. What are you waiting for!In addition you will also receive complimentary access to the SN salary survey data tables.
Click here to read the FAQ page if you have any questions (opens in a new window)
Attention Paid Print Subscribers: While you have already been grantedfreeaccess to SNwe ask that youregister now.We promise it will only take a few minutes! Or visit your profile and add your print magazine account number and zip code.


text:
Main Forums > Living With HIV
(1/4) > >>
yes. Bit of a problem with work. Actually, quite a big problem, ongoing you might say, the kind which has me sitting here looking at a just-completed application form. Something very different, sort of, encouragingly dynamic dual diagnosis team. More money, more challenge. But thats beside the point.I like my job. Well, I like the concept of my job, the clients. Problem = manager. (I have other names for her, but that will do for now)I dont like the word discrimination. Tends to open a whole can of worms, that one, and the only place I want them is in the soil at the allotment. But this is just getting silly. Will put this in bullet points, thoughts arent entirely clear on this one.- amazingly, every man and his dog (at work, anyways) know my hiv status. Not a problem in and of itself
Id of told em anyway, cant be bothered with keeping secrets anymore these days. Just prefer to be the one doing the telling, is all.- Jokingly, supposedly, she tells me that myself and the other woman I job-share with, were only hired to score PC brownie points
patty, because she is 56, and me, cos, well
Im disabled. And other stuff. Nice confidence booster, that one.- After interviewing a (mobility impaired) prospective employee, she stands in the office, by my desk, muttering about how equal opportunities are all very well, but you get what you pay for when you hire the sick and the lame. Dont know about everyone else, but when Is muttering, rest of the room isnt hearing me. When I pulled her up on this, she insisted she was joking/didnt say that/etc etc etc- the lunch break issue. Biggy, this one. I take some meds which require 3x daily dosing. With food. Proper food, not just a biscuit, or an Ensure
otherwise Im being ick all afternoon and its not pretty. I take these meds at 1pm. I am willing to change this to anytime between 12 and 2pm. Or even a bit earlier or later. I just need 15-20 minutes to eat something and swallow pills. And no, were not allowed to eat at our desks anymore, not even a rich tea, cos there are new computers to protect., and it doesnt give a good impression. (To who? Is my response, but never mind) Po-faced Annie refuses , on a regular basis, to allow me to have a break/lunch
usually until around 4pm. Or, she offers me 10 am, or something equally ridiculous. Very helpful . We have had numerous discussions about this,and she just isnt giving any ground. But, the diabetic secretary, all I feel weak/tired/faint every 5 minutes, gets her guaranteed lunch break, of one hour, often longer.There is other stuff, personal stuff, about me, which just isnt funny. And I should probably fight this one, yes, that would be the right thing to do , but to be honest, I dont want to. It is so back door these days, for the most part, the discrimination. Ends up just she said/ I said/ he said, and I aint going to win that one. And then theres the yoga practising, meditating part of me, that says, meet the anger/negative energy with love, challenge it that way, educate and explain and understand
but still, the application form, done, dusted, in addressed envelope, is sitting in front of me.Answers on a post card, please, peopleKate
You boss is breaking the UK disability discrimination legislation, not to mention I expect, various in-house policies. A fight's a fight n with a manager it's always tough. New job might be better for you if you have the option. Alternatively there are people in East London who fill wheelie bins with extra rubbish at reasonable rates (so I am told)Chin up and best foot forward (against her arse).But seriously, a little bit of documentation, eg when you requested lunch, when it was refused and a letter to personnel pointing out the duty to make reasonable adjustments under the DDA may be the way to go. I suspect, your card will be marked the very same day. But so will hers be and no further lives to mess up will she go - matt
--- Quote from: newt on July 08, 2006, 11:45:00 AM ---Chin up and best foot forward (against her arse).But seriously, a little bit of documentation, eg when you requested lunch, when it was refused and a letter to personnel pointing out the duty to make reasonable adjustments under the DDA may be the way to go. --- End quote ---LOL Matt. Kate: Sorry to hear this. >:( Love Matt's idea about documentation. Annie's decisions are hindering your health and therefore your productivity. If I were you, I would keep a spiral notebook and name it "Chronology, Details & Insight re: Annie's Unprofessional Verbal Vitriol and Her Predilection for Creating an Unhealthy Atmosphere of Abject Compliance and Favoritism" (Annie sounds like a f#@%&#g fascist)
They have a phone number, these east London boys?Good idea, yes, the writing down, whether in titled journal or otherwise - have been recording, half-arsed it must be said, but will collect thoughts better and make a proper go of it. Yes, she is flaunting DDA and in-house rules, and if it was anyone else but me, Id be banging down doors
something though, possibly small person who was bullied? says no, its not that bad, just lunch breaks and silliness and no one would take it seriously anyway.My eyes are quieter than usual, as someone said the other day, so change is needed, clearly. but there should be a letter before I go, or a meeting, or perhaps both. Tomorrow, weather permitting, plan is a walk from Hampton Court to Kew Gardens
long, yes, but if we get there before closing, there is the reward of the colours and the perfume and the glasshouse. And then perhaps some beers in a pub garden somewhere, to watch football and people and Sunday ending.Thank you, both of you.Kate
Personallly, if I were leaving and had the exit sorted, a public dressing down would seem to me the desirable and delicious parting shot. :D Kew glasshouse, v good trip, esp. at the end of the day in the sub-tropical one when they turn on the misters.Much love- matt
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page


text:
Serving Multi-cuisines of India in North Indian, South Indian, Indian Chinese, Kathi Rolls and Thalis. Specializing in North Indian favorites like Chat, Bhel Puri, Channa Bhatura, Aloo Puri etc. South Indian favorites like Assorted Dosas, Vada and Idli Sambar. Indian Chinese, Nijam's kathi Rolls, and special vegetarian and non-vegetarian Thalis. Full bar With Indian beers and special cocktails. Offer lunch buffet, carry-out and catering.
307 S. Main St,
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Driving Directions
Phone: (734) 663-1500
Fax: (734) 929-9129
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Conquer your holiday shopping with Pure MichiganMore
Join 500,000 other
people who receive the free Pure Michigan e-newsletter. View the Current Issue
Get the Official
© 2016 Michigan Economic Development Corporation
300 N. Washington Sq., Lansing, MI 48913


text:
TV Hagenah
According to representatives of the Democratic Party in Quay County, they are looking forward to Tuesday, Feb. 3 which will be the first ever Democratic caucus in New Mexico.
"It's very important for Democrats," said the county chair of the Democratic Party in Quay County Ron Wilmot. "It's important for them to vote in this caucus. After all, it is the first time Democrats will have a caucus in this state."
The polling location for Quay County Democrats will be at the Quay County Fair barn on Camino Del Coronado. Quay County Clerk Jeannette Maddaford urged every Democrat in the county to take part in the upcoming caucus which runs from noon to 7 p.m.
"It's important that everyone gets their say on who the Presidential candidate will be on the Democratic side," said Maddaford
She also pointed out that it was especially important since the caucus stand in the stead of the primary election for the Democratic President candidate this year.
"The Democratic voters need to realize it will not be on the June primary ballot," said Maddaford. "If they want to have their choice known, this is the time."
Wilmot said even though this was the first-ever caucus for New Mexico, he anticipates a good turn out for the event.
"I was really encouraged by the rally we had here," said Wilmot referring to the June 10 rally that permitted county Democrats to meet representatives of most of the Democratic Presidential candidates. "It was the largest turn out of Democrats in this county I can remember."
Wilmot said that at the rally, Quay County Democrats showed how interested they were and asked the representatives of the different Presidential candidates "some very good questions."
Wilmot said rather than being "burned out" or turned off by all the coverage that has been in the media in the past few weeks, he feels most New Mexican Democrats are getting excited by the interplay among the candidates on the national stage.
"In one month more than 900 new Democrats registered. I think that shows a definite interest," said Wilmot.


text:
Letters to Campus
June 29, 2009
Dear K-State Faculty and Staff:
Greetings from Anderson Hall in Manhattan! It is a real pleasure to finally be here in Kansas full time. I am currently living in a two bedroom condominium across from campus while we are getting renovations finished on the presidential residence.
I sent out an e-mail note last week on the transition audit, and I apologize if you received multiple copies of this note. We had modified the letter for our alumni, and sent out two notes that were very close to identical. In the future, we will ensure that we send one uniform letter to both groups – so please chalk this up as a learning experience for a rookie president!
This has certainly been one of the unique periods in my life – I have been welcomed by a group of music educators singing the Cowboy National Anthem – "Home on the Range" and I received many electronic greetings – but the most unique greeting so far has been the "Tap-O-Gram." For those of you who may not be familiar with the "Tap-O-Gram" – a group of our students show up (there were four K-State students for mine) wearing costumes and tap dancing shoes, play some appropriate music with an iPod, and then do a tap dancing routine for the audience. Each participant brings a portable tap dancing board they use to dance on. Of course, things like this aren't as much fun if there aren't a bunch of friends and colleagues around to see it – so I received my "Tap-O-Gram" on the second floor of the alumni center in front of about 20 people. The real culmination of the entire event was that I turned very red-faced during the performance – which I am sure is part of the entire "Tap-O-Gram" experience. So, if you raea lly want to send a unique message – forget telegrams, telephones, or email – send a "Tap-O-Gram."
I am very excited to welcome Dr. Ruth Dyer as our interim provost and vice president for academic affairs. I very much appreciate Dr. Dyer's willingness to step forward and provide leadership for our academic enterprise as we conduct a national search. I am also pleased to report that Dr. Chuck Reagan will be serving as the chief of staff for the president's office. With the elimination of the vice president for institutional advancement position, I am still in the process of working with our campus leadership to be sure all of the duties formerly carried out in this office are assigned to existing staff members. I will keep the campus community updated as we modify assignments within Anderson Hall.
One of the challenges with being a newcomer to campus is just trying to get out and meet people, see our campus buildings and learn a little more about our academic programs. In the last couple of months, I have been able to spend a couple of hours each visiting the Colleges of Agriculture; Architecture, Planning and Design; Business Administration; Education; Human Ecology; Engineering; Technology and Aviation (Salina Campus), and Veterinary Medicine. I will be scheduling visits to the College of Arts and Sciences, the Library, Continuing Education and the Graduate School as the summer progresses.
I have had the pleasure of meeting many enthusiastic faculty, staff and students who enjoy working at K-State, and are proud of the job they do. People are really our most important resource, and I am very impressed with the quality of K-State personnel. On the flip side of the coin, there is a significant disparity on campus in terms of the quality of our facilities. I am sure this will surprise no one, but being new to campus I am finding some facilities that are among the best in the country along with other facilities that should probably be bulldozed.
Occasionally in my communications with campus, I will talk about a topic which is particularly relevant at that time of the academic year. This month, I would like to visit with you a little bit about my general thoughts on "internal" versus "external" university presidents.
This was a topic which came up frequently during my interviews – what percentage of my time did I intend to spend on activities external to the university compared with activities internal to the university. One of the more accepted models in higher education administration is where the president essentially becomes the outside face of the university and the provost serves as the inside face of the university. While I do think this is largely true, I believe this is an overly simplistic explanation.
The role of a university president continues to evolve. While running a university has always been a complex job, I think it has changed over time to require very divergent skill sets to be successful. To make an ideal president, I believe you need the following ingredients – stellar fundraiser, exceptional scholar (preferably with an international reputation), winner of several teaching awards, politically astute and well connected, committed to shared governance, experience as an administrator at multiple prestigious universities, an academic pedigree from a top tier research university and an excellent communicator. You put all of these ingredients together in a bowl, mix well, bake in the oven, and out pops the ideal university president. As you know, the reality of a university president is that virtually no one has all of the attributes to be an ideal president – just as it is extremely challenging to describe the job as either exclusively external or internal.
My goal as K-State president is to work with the university community to help us move towards greater national prominence in teaching, scholarship and engagement. To do this means that I will need to have a thorough understanding of our institutional strengths - including how we operate as a university, an internal function – as well as to communicate our dreams and vision to a large number of constituencies, an external function. For the past several months, I have found that each day and each week where I am representing K-State is just a little bit different, with some weeks almost exclusively spent outside of Manhattan and others spent getting to know the faculty, staff and students on campus.
So, will I be an internal president or an external president? I don't think it is really possible to fully answer this question yet. I am enjoying getting to know the K-State family both on campus, in Manhattan, and within the State of Kansas. I continue to be impressed with the passion of our alumni, the breadth and depth of excellence at K-State, and the opportunities for us to continue to seek greatness as a university.
I hope all of you have a great summer!
Go Cats!


text:
My Dream Products : Cowbell HeroWednesday, June 11th, 2008
Although I like Guitar Hero quite a bit, sometimes it leaves me wanting less. By less I mean a game more pure and simple in its musical mockery. What I came up with was "Cowbell Hero".
As you can see from the above product mock-up, it consists of a simple Wii accessory in the form of a white plastic cowbell. The nunchuck plugs into the bell allowing you to swing it to and fro with a realistic cowbell playing motion.
A variety of classic 80s rock songs will provide hours of cowbell playing fun. If anyone at Nintendo is reading this, please, please make my dream come true.


text:
9. Hugh Grant Arrested With a Prostitute
Actor Hugh Grant was arrested for misdemeanor lewd misconduct in a public place after police found him with prostitute Divine Brown. He pleaded no contest and was fined $1,180, given two years probation, and ordered to complete an AIDS education program.
Pamela Anderson and Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee made a sex tape while on their honeymoon in Cancun, Mexico in February 1995. This started the whole "celebrity sex tape" craze. Uncommon at the time, but is now a regular occurrence.
8. Pam Anderson & Tommy Lee Sex Tape
Pamela Anderson and Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee made a sex tape while on their honeymoon in Cancun, Mexico in February 1995. This started the whole "celebrity sex tape" craze. Uncommon at the time, but is now a regular occurrence.
7. The Trial of Lorena Bobbitt
Lorena Bobbitt was fed up with her husband John, so much so that she took matters into her own hands, albeit in a completely unorthodox manner. She severed her husband's private part and threw it into a field after years of spousal abuse. She was found not guilty by a jury on the grounds of insanity. This trial was one of the first to really shed light on the issue of spousal rape and domestic abuse.
6. Heidi Fleiss, the Hollywood Madam
Heidi Fleiss was running a lucrative prostitution ring in Hollywood, serving many of its lucrative stars when she was arrested for pandering, among other charges. The federal government stepped in and found her guilty of tax evasion, sentencing Fleiss to 7 years in prison. She served 2 months at a halfway house and was released after 3 years. When asked by a reporter who some of her famous clients were she replied, "It's not my style."
5. Tonya Harding vs. Nancy Kerrigan
Tonya Harding conspired with her ex-husband Jeff Gillooly and her bodyguard Shawn Eckhardt by hiring Shane Stant to break fellow figure skater Nancy Kerrigan's leg during the run up to the 1994 Winter Olympics.(Getty Images)
4. The Royal Divorce
You thought the Royal Wedding between Kate Middleton and Prince William was big? The Royal Divorce between Prince Charles and Princess Diana was 10x the magnitude.
3. The murder of JonBenet Ramsey
Child model and actress JonBenet Ramsey was found murdered in her parents home in Boulder, Colorado in 1996. The parents were the prime suspects but were then exonerated. The case was re-opened in 2010.
2. Bill Clinton has an affair with Monica Lewinsky
"I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Ms. Lewinsky" became part of the American lexicon and was the subject of late night punchlines for years when President Clinton was caught in the midst of a sex scandal in the White House.
1. O.J. Simpson Murder Trial
"If the glove don't fit, you must acquit." OJ Simpson was found not guilty in the murders of Ronald Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson in what was dubbed "The Trial Of The Century."
Categories: Archive


text:
So the kids fell asleep late last night after finally crashing from their Halloween sugar high. There are smashed pumpkins out on the street, toilet paper in the trees, and still 3 to 5 pounds of candy remaining per child. The pumpkins and toilet paper can be cleaned up… but what do you do with all that candy? You can't possibly eat it all, right?
Well go ahead and give it a your best shot. But a week from now when it's still around and you can't stand the sight of the stuff, you'll be happy to know that science once again has a solution.
What could be a better combination than candy and science? (Well, except for chocolate and peanut butter, of course.) Take a handful of scientific principles, mix them liberally with a pile of leftover candy… and Voila! Yummy, sugary, scientific goodness!
So grab a chocolate bar, and enjoy. Candy isn't just for eating anymore.
10. Marvel in the engineering brilliance and efficiency of the shape of M&M's.
M&M's are one of my all-time favorite candies. Their colorful, compact, and they travel well. They're fantastic alone: but also pretty damn good sprinkled over ice cream, baked in cookies, or folded into Rice Krispy treats.
But M&M's have developed a whole new group of fans in the science community, and it has nothing to do with how they taste. It seems that M&M's are a marvel of packing efficiency, and are actually leading to the next generation of design for heat shields and reduced-porosity glass with exceptional transparency.
It seems that the simple act of pouring a bag of M&M's into a bowl illustrates the propensity of squashed or stretched versions of spheres snuggle together more tightly than randomly packed spheres do. Really, it's been proven… with bags and bags of M&M's, and hours of study from talented and dedicated grad students.
According to Sidney R. Nagel of the University of Chicago. "This work is really beautiful. It enhances our understanding of one of the outstanding questions in science - namely, how densely various types of objects can pack together."
Well said, Sidney. However, don't be surprised if the University Alumni don't get a bit upset to discover that part of their generous donations potentially went towards buying candy for grad students to play around with.
I suppose it makes sense though, right? Before M&M/Mars got into the act, the human body recognized the efficiency of this particular shape when creating platelets. The component of the blood that must be the MOST efficient at packing together densely to create a blood clot are surprisingly shaped similarly to our snuggly-shaped M&M's.
Don't believe me, or those geniuses at the University of Chicago? Grab some of those leftover bags of M&M's; and their plumper, rounder, fruit-flavored cousins, the Skittles; and compare how many of each you can fit into the same space. I bet you'll find that you'll be able to squeeze in several more of the sleeker and streamlined M&M's than you will of the pudgier Skittles. And good news, you've used up some of your excess inventory of candy-coated treats.
9. Add some Spark to the Dark with Wint-O-Green Lifesavers.
This little trick has been around since I was a little girl. (Yes, way back in the olden days). Stand in front of the mirror in a dark bathroom, and crunch up some Wint-O-Green Lifesavers with your teeth. You'll be tickled to see a little lightning storm erupt in your mouth. (While you're in there, make sure you suppress the urge to turn around three times and call out "Bloody Mary". Even if you are a big fan of the hangover cure… according to legend as well as last week's episode of "Ghost Whisperer," only bad things can happen if you mutter the name when alone in a dark bathroom.)
Actually, all hard sugar-based candies emit some degree of light when you bite them, but most of the time, that light is very faint. This effect is called triboluminescence, which is similar to the electrical charge build-up that produces lightning, only much less grand. Triboluminescence is the emission of light resulting from something being smashed or torn. When you rip a piece of tape off the roll, it will produce a slight glow for the same reason.
Triboluminescence occurs when molecules, in this case crystalline sugars, are crushed, forcing some electrons out of their atomic fields. These free electrons bump into nitrogen molecules in the air. When they collide, the electrons impart energy to the nitrogen molecules, causing them to vibrate. In this excited state, and in order to get rid of the excess energy, these nitrogen molecules emit light – mostly ultraviolet (nonvisible) light, but they do emit a small amount of visible light as well. This is why all hard, sugary candies will produce a faint glow when cracked.
But when you bite into a Wint-O-Green Life Saver, a much greater amount of visible light can be seen. This brighter light is produced by the wintergreen flavoring. Methyl salicylate, or oil of wintergreen, is fluorescent, meaning it absorbs light of a shorter wavelength and then emits it as light of a longer wavelength. Ultraviolet light has a shorter wavelength than visible light. So when a Wint-O-Green Life Saver is crushed between your teeth, the methyl salicylate molecules absorb the ultraviolet, shorter wavelength light produced by the excited nitrogen, and re-emit it as light of the visible spectrum, specifically as blue light -- thus the blue sparks that jump out of your mouth when you crunch on a Wint-O-Green Life Saver.
Fun! And minty-fresh breath to boot!
8. Monster Marshmallows
Anyone that has made Smores in the microwave has witnessed this fun little phenomenon. Throw a marshmallow in, turn the oven on high, and see a real life attack of "The Blob".
Luckily for us, Peeps aren't just for Easter any more. Now a days, you can find Pumpkin and Ghost shaped sugar-coated marshmallow treats, and in fact you may have discovered some in your Trick-or-Treat bag this morning. And as pretty and sparkly as they may be, I've never enjoyed the taste of them much. So to me a much more appealing alternative is to microwave the suckers, and see the ghosts and pumpkins grow and expand like creepy, blobby monsters.
Marshmallows are mostly sugar and water wrapped around a bunch of air bubbles. When you cook marshmallows in your microwave oven, several things happen at once. The microwave makes the water molecules vibrate very quickly—which makes the water heat up. The hot water warms the sugar, which softens a little. The hot water also warms the air bubbles.
When you warm air in a closed container, the gas molecules move around faster and push harder against the walls of the container. As the air in the bubbles warms up, the air molecules bounce around faster and faster and push harder against the bubble walls. Since the sugar walls are warm and soft, the bubbles expand, and the marshmallow puffs up. If it puffs up too much, some air bubbles burst, and the marshmallow deflates like a popped balloon.
A bubbly, blobby ghost/pumpkin shaped mess. What fun!
7. Kitchen Chemistry: Candy Cookies
Cooking is a science of sorts… kind of like chemistry where you mix things, add heat, and see what results. Lucky for us, the results are much yummier in the kitchen as opposed to the chemistry lab. So here's some "kitchen chemistry" you can apply to any number of leftover treats, and end up with something much tastier than the original ingredients alone.
The experiment is simple. Stuff chocolate chip cookie dough into some mini muffin tins, squish in your choice of chocolaty treat, and throw it into the oven and bake. The result is these delicious little muffin-shaped cookies with a chocolate treasure baked inside. This works great with Hershey's Kisses, mini peanut-butter cups, Rolos… even Milk Duds. Pretty much any smallish chocolate treat that you can imagine would blend well with a warm chocolate chip cookie.
Here's the recipe. Feel free to try with a variety of candies… and let us know how they turn out! I'm always looking for a new chocolate/cookie combination.
1 package refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough
24 Hershey's kisses (or mini peanut butter cups, or rolos, etc...)
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Separate dough into 24 equal size squares.
2. Lightly spray mini-muffin tin with vegetable cooking spray. Place one piece of dough into each cup. Squish a single piece of candy into the center of each square of cookie dough, so dough pushes up and around candy slightly.
3. Bake 10-12 minutes. Let cookies cool in pan 15 minutes; remove to plate or cooling rack.
Yes... that simple. And that good.
Another helpful note, these cookies travel really well. So if you are ever thinking of sending of some fresh baked cookies in a care package, or like to ship cookies to family at Christmas… these cookies are excellent candidates. Their compact "muffin" shape is very hardy, and resists crumbling throughout the trials of travel. And since the chocolate is trapped safely inside a baked cookie shell, these cookies won't melt even if shipped in the middle of July. Trust me, you'll be buying MORE candy, just to make these cookies.
6. M&M Duels
As I mentioned earlier, M&Ms are one of my favorite candies. I'm clearly not alone in this adoration, as there are many folks out there that have sung their praises. And interestingly enough, there seems to be as many traditions on how to eat M&Ms as there are fans that eat them.
The following approach is my favorite. The author is unknown (edit: Tim Shaw, aka
Timantec, tells us he wrote this on his xanga account Feb 11, 2003 but the site is now gone), but I have to admit I've held my share of duels myself. But I could never describe the process better than this…
Whenever I get a package of plain M&Ms, I make it my duty to continue the strength and robustness of the candy as a species. To this end, I hold M&M duels.
Taking two candies between my thumb and forefinger, I apply pressure, squeezing them together until one of them cracks and splinters. That is the "loser," and I eat the inferior one immediately. The winner gets to go another round.
I have found that, in general, the brown and red M&Ms are tougher, and the newer blue ones are genetically inferior. I have hypothesized that the blue M&Ms as a race cannot survive long in the intense theatre of competition that is the modern candy and snack-food world.
Occasionally I will get a mutation, a candy that is misshapen, or pointier, or flatter than the rest. Almost invariably this proves to be a weakness, but on very rare occasions it gives the candy extra strength. In this way, the species continues to adapt to its environment.
When I reach the end of the pack, I am left with one M&M, the strongest of the herd. Since it would make no sense to eat this one as well, I pack it neatly in an envelope and send it to M&M Mars, A Division of Mars, Inc., Hackettstown, NJ 17840-1503 U.S.A., along with a 3x5 card reading, "Please use this M&M for breeding purposes."
This week they wrote back to thank me, and sent me a coupon for a free 1/2 pound bag of plain M&Ms. I consider this "grant money." I have set aside the weekend for a grand tournament. From a field of hundreds, we will discover the True Champion.
There can be only one…
5. Transform Candy into Christmas Ornaments
There's nothing I admire more than the polished art of "re-gifting". So what a great discovery to find a way to take leftover Halloween candy, add a sprinkle of science, and end up with something you can ship to the family as personalized Christmas gifts. Will they be happy to receive it? I don't know… that's more than science can determine. But it will help you get rid of some of your excess candy, and appear crafty and thoughtful at the same time.
So let's do some transforming. Nothing as exotic as those alien/car/robots that entertained us in the movie theaters this summer… but a transformation none the less. Collect some of your overabundance of hard candy, lollypops, and lifesavers. Then shape them and heat them to create sweet stained glass Christmas ornaments.
Different types of candy are formed a different heats. You soft chewy kinds form at a lower heat; while the harder crystallized candies require a much higher temperature. So to "transform" the hard candy used for this pretty little experiment, you have to reintroduce these candy pieces to the same temperature that was used to create them in the first place.
You will need:
Heavy metal cookie cutters (large copper cutters and they work great)
Vegetable spray
Life Saver or other hard candies
Aluminum foil
Cookie sheet
Narrow shiny ribbon
Preheat oven to 350°. Line your cookie sheet with aluminum foil and spray the cookie cutters and aluminum foil with vegetable cooking spray. Fill the inside of the cookie cutters with a single layer of candy using as many as will fit. Bake 5 to 7 minutes until candies are melted.
Remove from oven and allow candy to cool about 2 minutes. Make a hole in each with a straw to thread ribbon through for hanging then continue cooling until the cutters can be handled. Very gently pull cutters away from ornament. Thread with ribbon, and they will be ready to hang on the Christmas tree.
Ta-Dah! Sweet and pretty ornaments, made from the candy friends and neighbors handed out to you last night. Go ahead, wrap them up and give them to the neighbors at Christmas, and see if they recognize their own treats.
4. Re-enact the Scientific Experiment that supposedly Killed "Mikey"
It was a great day in 1975 when Pop Rocks first hit the candy shelves. There were like nothing we had seen before, and soon kids all across the nation were standing in front of one another with their mouths open, enjoying the sights and sounds of the popping, sizzling candy that burst into action as soon as they touched your tongue.
But it wasn't long until tragedy struck, and the story started circulating around the school grounds of how "Mikey" from the Life cereal commercial died a horrible death as a result of a fatal overdose of Pop Rocks and carbonated soda. As the story goes, the chipmunk-cheeked youngster ate 6 bags of Pop Rocks, and then proceeded to drink a six-pack of cola. The two substances fatally combined in his stomach and exploded, killing him on the spot.
Well it made for a great story, and one we were happy to repeat to all our friends. Of course as it often happens, there wasn't an ounce of truth to it. The actor that played Mikey not only survived his childhood unexploded, but currently works as an advertising-account manager for a radio station in New York. And the fatal combination of Pop Rocks and soda? Well, it's much less fatal than the rumors would have you believe. But General Mills, the company that produced the candy, had their hands full in the late 70's disputing the exploding kid stories. They took out full-page ads in 45 major publications, wrote some 50,000 letters to school principals around the country, and sent the candy's inventor on the road to explain to everyone that Pop Rocks generate less gas than half a can of soda, and ingesting them could induce nothing worse in the human body than a hearty, non-life-threatening belch. Despite all these measures, the rumors abound even to this day.
So what's the science behind Pop Rocks?
Here's the basic idea. Hard candy is made from sugar, corn syrup, water and flavoring. You heat the ingredients together and boil the mixture to drive off all of the water. Then you let the temperature rise. What you are left with is a pure sugar syrup at about 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). When it cools, you have hard candy.
To make Pop Rocks, the hot sugar mixture is allowed to mix with carbon dioxide gas at about 600 pounds per square inch (psi). The carbon dioxide gas forms tiny, 600-psi bubbles in the candy. Once it cools, you release the pressure and the candy shatters, but the pieces still contain the high-pressure bubbles (look at a piece with a magnifying glass to see the bubbles).
When you put the candy in your mouth, it melts (just like hard candy) and releases the bubbles with a loud POP! What you are hearing and feeling is the 600-psi carbon dioxide gas being released from each bubble.
Pop Rocks are back on the shelves today, after a brief re-naming and re-marketing campaign in the 80's. If you happen to find any in the trick-or-treat pile, and you're the type to throw caution to the wind… go ahead and down a packet or two with a soda chaser and see what truth there is to the rumors. Please understand however I'm not encouraging this. If you have to find out for yourself, do so at your own risk. I don't want to be responsible for any exploding science enthusiasts, or even any bad stomach aches.
3. Determine the Number of Licks to get to the Center of a Tootsie Pop
I'm sorry for all the reminiscing, but remember those cartoon commercials from the 70's with the wise owl in the tree answering the greatest mystery in the universe: how many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? Of course if you do remember, you'll recall that the greedy owl was no help because he bit into the Tootsie Pop after lick three.
Well, the question still exists today. And if you have an overabundance of Tootsie Pops sitting around your house today, there's not time like the present to finally find the answer.
But luckily for you, science has improved the process a bit from those good old days. Instead of straining your tongue to determine the number, you can let a nifty bit of technology discover the answer for you. (And no, it's not 42)
A group of engineering students from Purdue University designed a licking machine, modeled after a human tongue. After several trials, they discovered the machine took an average of 364 licks to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop.
However, when they tried the same licking test on 20 volunteers they found that the average licks to the center were 252 licks. Why the difference? I can only assume it was the temperature differential. Their nifty machine may have been able to duplicate the licking motion, but not the temperature of a 98.6 degree human tongue. This is only a hypothesis on my part of course. Feel free to create your own experiment with a "heated" licking-sponge machine, and see if I'm correct. Let me know what you find out. I'll be right here, searching for Nestle "100 Grand" bars in my daughters trick-or-treat bag.
2. Use Extra Chocolate Bars as a Viable Alternative Energy Source.
I ran across this little scientific discovery when researching my article of " Top Ten Scientific Reasons that Chocolate is the World's Most Perfect Food." It seems that researchers at the UK's University of Birmingham fed Escherichia coli bacteria a feast of waste caramel and nougat from a chocolate candy bar. The bacteria subsequently burped out hydrogen gas, which was harnessed via a fuel cell to power an electric fan.
That's right, feed your excess Milky Way bars to some nasty E-coli bacteria, and produce a green energy source to run your household appliances! I'm sure there are some extra steps in there somewhere… but I want to do right by the environment, am a big fan of chocolate, and trying to find a use for all this leftover Halloween candy. So this discovery is a trifecta in my book.
1. Create a Mentos geyser
Okay, this it at the top of my list because it's just about the most exciting thing you can do with candy outside of actually eating it. Who among us didn't want to create our version of the erupting volcano science experiment, except without that boring part of constructing the volcano? Really, it was the exploding part that got all of our attention anyway, right? So let's get right to it. And if you are unlucky enough to live in a town where neighbors actually gave out Mentos for Halloween, this is a much more appealing use for them than reenacting those goofy commercials.
This experiment will generate an explosion similar to the one rumored in the great Pop Rocks/Soda debate… but without the debate. This will literally put on quite a show, but is something you definitely don't want to duplicate in your stomach. All you need is a roll of Mentos, a 2-Liter of Diet Coke, and lots of open space that can get hosed down after the activity is over.
1. Carefully open the bottle of soda. Position the bottle on the ground so that it will not tip over.
2. Unwrap the whole roll of Mentos. The goal is to drop all of the Mentos into the bottle of soda at the same time (which is trickier than it looks). One method for doing this is to roll a piece of paper into a tube just big enough to hold the loose Mentos. You'll want to be able to position the tube directly over the mouth of the bottle so that all of the candies drop into the bottle at the same time.
3. Don't drop them into the bottle until you warn nearby spectators to stand back. Then, drop the Mentos in and get out of the way!
The result will be an eruption of soda that has been known to create a blast that crests at over 18 feet.
So what's the science behind this amazing display? Well, the jury is still out on exactly why these two food items react so violently. But many believe it is a physical reaction, not a chemical one.
Water molecules strongly attract each other, linking together to form a tight mesh around each bubble of carbon dioxide gas in the soda. In order to form a new bubble, or even to expand a bubble that has already formed, water molecules must push away from each other. It takes extra energy to break this "surface tension." In other words, water "resists" the expansion of bubbles in the soda.
When you drop the Mentos into the soda, the gelatin and gum arabic from the dissolving candy break the surface tension. This disrupts the water mesh, so that it takes less work to expand and form new bubbles. Each Mentos candy has thousands of tiny pits all over the surface. These tiny pits are called nucleation sites - perfect places for carbon dioxide bubbles to form. As soon as the Mentos hit the soda, bubbles form all over the surface of the candy.
Couple this with the fact that the Mentos candies are heavy and sink to the bottom of the bottle and you've got a double-whammy. When all this gas is released, it literally pushes all of the liquid up and out of the bottle in an incredible soda blast.
Regardless of the scientific reasons behind it, it's an amazing phenomenon to witness. If you don't feel like blasting soda all over your house, you can take a look at some video of others that have successfully performed the experiment. All the fun, but none of the mess!
So there you have it. If you get tired of enjoying your horde of Halloween candy the old fashioned way, you're now armed with any number of entertaining methods to put all of those sugar-filled snacks to use. Feel free to add your own ideas to the list. I'm sure there is no shortage of households out there that will be grateful for additional ways to shrink the candy pile now sitting in a bowl on top of their kitchen counter.
Top 10 Scientific Uses For Leftover Halloween Candy
By Kimberly Crandell | November 1st 2007 08:55 PM | 26 comments | Print | E-mail | Track Comments
Do you know of any candy that will form sparks if burnt with a cooking torch or a kitchen lighter? I'm trying to make sparks come out of a cake volcano
Anonymous (not verified) | 11/10/08 | 23:31 PM
This sounds like a problem in need of a solution - something worthy of a entire lab experiment devoted to finding the most "sparkable" candy when lit.
Let us know what you find - and please send us a picture of your volcano cake. I'd love to see that!
Kimberly Crandell | 11/11/08 | 12:53 PM
I think I would tend to omit the "candy" requirement and just jam a couple of (potentially truncated) sparklers down there.... maybe add a "lava flow" with some Mentos + 7Up or similar + lotsa red food coloring.... but your timing would hafta be perfect.... rather than dumping the soda in from the top and risking dousing the sparklers, I would figure out some way to feed the soda in (flex plastic tube) from underneath. If you wanted to get real high tech about it, you could set the sparklers off with Estes rocket ignitors, possibly with a few match heads glued onto them. Prototyping that would be advisable....
sugar cubes will at least burn when rubbed in ashes to catalyze the reaction, but it's not too impressive....
mixing sugar and sodium or potassium nitrate will make a dandy smoke powder, as an alternative. I thin the ratio is 3:1 sugar:nitrate, altho' once again prototyping is in order. I'm recalling that ratio from highschool, with no additional research. & hell, I don't even know if you can still buy NaNO3 OTC any more. I miss my childhood!!
With anything that involves real flames, be sure you have it contained within some metal something in the well of the volcano, of course. And do test the prototypes first; you might be rather amazed at how much smoke comes outta that "home made" smoke powder (I know my mom was pretty astounded when I accidentally blew off about a quarter cup of it in my basement lab one time.....)
sugar cubes will at least burn when rubbed in ashes to catalyze the reaction, but it's not too impressive....
mixing sugar and sodium or potassium nitrate will make a dandy smoke powder, as an alternative. I thin the ratio is 3:1 sugar:nitrate, altho' once again prototyping is in order. I'm recalling that ratio from highschool, with no additional research. & hell, I don't even know if you can still buy NaNO3 OTC any more. I miss my childhood!!
With anything that involves real flames, be sure you have it contained within some metal something in the well of the volcano, of course. And do test the prototypes first; you might be rather amazed at how much smoke comes outta that "home made" smoke powder (I know my mom was pretty astounded when I accidentally blew off about a quarter cup of it in my basement lab one time.....)
Eric (not verified) | 10/31/10 | 21:37 PM
Wow, wonderful, fascinating post! Thank you for all the ideas and info. Well done :D
Serendipity is Sweet (not verified) | 11/02/09 | 12:39 PM
HEE! This is making me giggle so hard. I love it!
Blue M&Ms may be structurally inferior, but I suspect the attractiveness of their coloration makes up for it. As long as they can survive long enough to reproduce (which they probably can in most situations, for it's an unusual house that holds M&M duels) they'll have abundant mating opportunities. In fact, I hypothesize that such sexual selection will eventually lead to bluer and bluer M&Ms. But how to test it?
M&M mating trials?
Danna Staaf | 11/02/09 | 12:57 PM
—My 5 min film 'Hidden Dangers for ALS' entry in the AAN #2015Neurofilm Festival is listed no. 21 of 65 entries at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYNSC2T2aPD7GH6pVWI7I6DjzwbbBKCWK
Helen Barratt | 10/29/10 | 15:43 PM
I've been a huge Mentos Diet Coke reaction fan for years as a teacher. I first saw Steve Spangler, the science guy on the Ellen Show, do this back in the early 1990's. I think he gives credit to Bob Marek (I think?) for possibly coming up with the idea of using Mentos. Before Mentos, we all used Wintergreen Lifesavers, but then they changed the size of the candy. Go figure. (http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/00000109)
Scott C. (not verified) | 10/30/10 | 13:18 PM
Kimberly Crandell | 11/01/10 | 20:15 PM
Save your lifesavers for Chrismas cookies. When cutting out your sugar cookies cut out a circle in the middle. Grind up your lifesavers by color (not too fine) and create a design in the middle of the cookie. Bake on parchment paper and when they are done, the cookies look like stained glass. It really works and makes beautiful cookies. It really isn't as hard as it sounds.
Nancy B. (not verified) | 10/30/10 | 14:58 PM
Kimberly Crandell | 11/01/10 | 20:17 PM
Altho' I love the article in general (seeing as how I have post-grad education in food science & engineering & frequently teach highschool, and have often been known to translate tech material for lay audiences....), I confess I was disappointed that M&M's didn't get more page-space. Perhaps you (we?) could write an article on classroom M&M's -- their application in Medelian genetics, probability theory, etc? Hell, if you get both plain and peanut, you could set up a demo for osmosis and selective membranes! (I know; I did it with beads for a univ intro biology class once -- you'd just need a bit bigger petri dish to accommodate the M&M's.
Interested?? zap me via zymerati at gmail dot com..... Eric
Interested?? zap me via zymerati at gmail dot com..... Eric
Eric (not verified) | 10/31/10 | 21:08 PM
Kimberly Crandell | 11/01/10 | 20:10 PM
Jane de Lartigue | 11/01/10 | 18:28 PM
Kimberly Crandell | 11/01/10 | 20:18 PM
If you stick toothpicks into 2 Peeps before you put them in the microwave, they can joust! (Learned this one as a postdoc...)
Audrey (not verified) | 11/04/10 | 13:12 PM
So the kids fell asleep late last night after finally crashing from their Halloween sugar high
Reads like you enjoy having them run around on sugar highs
Or, "Hey, kids, look at all these ways to get obese"
That'd worry me....but then we don't really have the Halloween bug in UK, like the US does it, thankfully
Henry Cox | 11/04/10 | 13:41 PM
Kimberly Crandell | 11/04/10 | 16:19 PM
but then we don't really have the Halloween bug in UKWhen I was 10 years old, I returned to England from Australia and told all my friends about Halloween and 'trick or treating'. About 5 of my girlfriends and their mothers thought this sounded like great fun, so we dressed up in ghoulish fancy dress and did the rounds of the pretty affluent neighborhood singing songs and playing a few quite harmless pranks when people said 'trick' instead of 'treat'.
All of these people whose houses we knocked on, knew most of us little girls at least by sight, as in those days all the kids played out in the streets a lot when they weren't at school (no computer games then). Anyway, someone rang the police and complained about my mother sending her child, who was the obvious ring-leader, out begging with a gang of children, and the police came to our house and told my mother that this was a criminal offense but that they wouldn't press charges this time, just don't do it again!
—My 5 min film 'Hidden Dangers for ALS' entry in the AAN #2015Neurofilm Festival is listed no. 21 of 65 entries at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYNSC2T2aPD7GH6pVWI7I6DjzwbbBKCWK
Helen Barratt | 11/06/10 | 16:42 PM
If you are going to publish articles, anywhere, even on the web, you should make sure they are grammatically correct. I have no patience for reading when the writer doesn't even know the difference between there, their, and they're. This taught to 1st graders. Come on people, how do you expect people to have respect for your thoughts if you can't write intelligently!
Anonymous (not verified) | 11/05/10 | 16:24 PM
Hank Campbell | 11/05/10 | 17:01 PM
This taught to 1st graders.
This is taught to 1st graders.
how do you expect people to have respect for your thoughts if you can't write intelligently!
I don't know, what do you think? Should we respect your thoughts or not?
Personally, my spelling is horrible, and my grammar isn't much better, but I really do try to improve, and then I allow that we're all human and I know I make enough mistakes, so I should be tolerant of others.
—Never is a long time.
Mi Cro | 11/01/11 | 15:40 PM
These are such great ideas! I love the news about the hydrogen-producing chocolate, and I'll have to try the M&M packing project. For Pop Rocks, kids can also see the carbon dioxide bubbles by dropping the candy in water and watching the bubbles rise. I have this experiment at www.candyexperiments.com.
Loralee (not verified) | 11/01/11 | 22:27 PM
Mi Cro | 11/02/11 | 10:31 AM
Becky Jungbauer | 11/02/11 | 10:11 AM
—My 5 min film 'Hidden Dangers for ALS' entry in the AAN #2015Neurofilm Festival is listed no. 21 of 65 entries at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYNSC2T2aPD7GH6pVWI7I6DjzwbbBKCWK
Helen Barratt | 11/02/11 | 15:22 PM


text:
Stay in the know! Sign up to get
Fauquier County news updates
delivered to your inbox.
Advertise on Fauquier Now!
How much will you spend on Christmas and/or Hanukkah gifts this year?
Free classifieds! Members can also post calendar events, news, opinions and more ... all for free!
Register now!
Forgot Your Password?
June 7, 2013
Kennel owner: "Nothing will change" after BZA vote
Photos/Lawrence Emerson
Irina Barrett and lawyer Jack Wilson listen to testimony at Thursday's hearing.
Photos/Lawrence Emerson
Neighbor Charles Dennis, who testified in February, repeated his objection to noise from the kennel.
William Milano, who lives off Beverleys Mill Road, presented photos and graphics to make his case against traffic related to the kennel.
Dog trainer and customer Jacqueline Zinetti drove from New Jersey to testify on Mrs. Barrett's behalf.
Public hearing
• Topic:
Special permit for Canis Maximus Kennel's continued operation
• Agency:
Fauquier County Board of Zoning Appeals
• When:
Thursday, June 6
• Where:
Warren Green Building, 10 Hotel St., Warrenton
• Length:
25 minutes
• Speakers:
• Site:
4.9 acres, 6205 Beverleys Mill Road, near Broad Run
• Zoning:
Agricultural and rural conservation
• History:
Kennel has operated almost four years without a zoning permit; after complaints, county zoning official and animal control officer visited in August; humane investigator visited Jan. 12 and found numerous problems. BZA conducted hearings in February and April, when applicant withdrew applicant. New application filed in April. Applicant proposed new, 2,000-foot kennel, with 14 indoor/outdoor runs and soundproofing.
• Issues:
Zoning setback violations, management of dog waste, number of animals, noise and traffic/kennel entrance
• Vote:
5-0 to deny permit
• Next:
Mrs. Barrett has 30 days to file notice of appeal with circuit court, or she may reapply in one year.
The Broad Run dog breeder and her lawyer claim an online smear campaign convinced Fauquier's zoning board to improperly deny her special permit application Thursday afternoon.
"It's bunch of people who don't know what they're talking about, spreading misinformation on the Internet," attorney Jack R. Wilson III said outside the
Fauquier County Board of Zoning Appeals
meeting at the Warren Green Building in Warrenton.
Thirty minutes earlier, Mr. Wilson had summarized a new application from Irina Barrett, who owns Canis Maximus Kennel.
The plan called for construction of a 2,000-square-foot kennel building with 14 indoor/outdoor runs and soundproofing to address neighbors' concerns about noise. Mrs. Barrett would have built that $100,000 structure as far as possible from her 4.9-acre lot's property lines, said the lawyer, offering to let county officials decide where to place it.
She planned to hire a contractor to collect and compost animal waste at the kennel, specializing in Doberman Pinschers and Great Danes, he explained.
Mrs. Barrett, "a breeder of 12 champions," also agreed to limits on the number of dogs (26), number of litters (10 per year) and hours of operation, Mr. Wilson told the BZA.
But, after its third public hearing in five months on the matter, the board quickly voted, 5-0, to deny the permit.
The board cited traffic concerns, the impact on neighbors and environmental issues in its decision.
"Nothing will change," Mrs. Barrett said after the vote. "I will still have 12 dogs (legally, without the permit). I won't build the new kennel. I won't compost (waste). I will take down the (extra) fence. And, I can have visitors whenever I want."
Mrs. Barrett said she will continue to import and sell dogs, working with other breeders and kennels to house them so
Canis Maximus
stays within the limits of Fauquier's zoning ordinance.
Her case drew interstate attention after a damning report from Fauquier Humane Inspector Hilleary Bogley got wide distribution on the Internet in January.
The report detailed Ms. Bogley's concerns about conditions at the kennel on Beverleys Mill Road.
At an emotional
BZA public hearing in February
, Ms. Bogley called the operation "a puppy mill."
After a
second BZA hearing
and withdrawal of her original zoning permit application, Mrs. Barrett in April
filed a defamation suit
, seeking $1.3 million in damages, against the court-appointed inspector and the Middleburg Human Foundation, which she helps operate. Mrs. Barrett also alleges the defendants misrepresented themselves in placing dogs she voluntarily gave them to address concerns about the number of animals at the kennel.
On Thursday, several neighbors repeated their objections to the permit, citing noise and traffic as primary issues.
After the meeting, Mrs. Barrett again said that opponents fabricated the case against her.
"I got (county) kennel permits in 2010 and 2011," she said of the required documents to house more than 12 dogs. "Only last year was I told I needed a zoning permit. I have done everything I can, working with the county for nine months."
County zoning officials have received more than 500 letters and e-mails objecting to a permit for Mrs. Barrett.
At the three public hearings, emotional testimony overwhelmingly went against her.
But, a New Jersey dog trainer said she drove five hours to speak up for Mrs. Barrett on Thursday.
Jacqueline Zinetti got emotional as she defended the breeder before the BZA.
Mrs. Zinetti, who has a 10-month-old Doberman from Canis Maximus, described the temperament of the breeder's dogs "just what I had hoped for." Her Doberman gets along with Chihuahuas and children, Ms. Zinetti added.
"These people know what they're doing," she said.
But, before Thursday's 25-minute public hearing, BZA Chairman John Meadows read a prepared statement to remind audience members that the board could take only "land-use" issues into consideration for the permit.
Later, Mr. Meadows recalled the BZA's February visit to the site and explained on of his primary concerns.
"I was nervous in a mini-van coming out of there," he said of the steep driveway. "I don't think VDOT (Virginia Department of Transportation) ever contemplated a commercial operation there" when it approved the home's entrance.
Mrs. Barrett and Mr. Wilson said they have not decided whether to appeal the BZA decision in circuit court. They have 30 days to file a notice of appeal.
But, the attorney expressed disappointment in the BZA for denying him an opportunity to rebut neighbors' comments about traffic, which he described as insignificant.
Although another attorney represents Mrs. Barrett in her federal lawsuit, Mr. Wilson suggested that the BZA decision strengthens her case for damages resulting from the alleged defamation.
Sign up for e-mail news alerts from FauquierNow.com
"Like" FauquierNow on Facebook
Member comments
Please, be polite. Avoid name-calling and profanity.
For credibility, sign your real name; stand behind your comments. Readers will give less credence to anonymous posts.
To comment, please
log in
· June 29, 2013 at 3:41 pm
In response to Michael's comments: First sir, thank you for defending our rights. We are privileged to enjoy freedom in America, but it is not unlimited and must respect the rights of others. Barrett does indeed have the right to own and operate a commercial kennel. But that right means business is conducted in an appropriately zoned commercial property. Our rights do not permit us to operate any business any place we'd like. The local school bus stops at the end of my driveway.....is it my right to open a gun shop or an X-rated video store on my property? Of course not, so why is this different? This individual has violated countay zoning regulations for years and only came under scrutiny when she opted to expand her operation. The proposed building may be intended to abate the noise, but the application also included numerous indoor/outdoor kennel runs. If the dogs are outside, the building will do nothing to abate the noise.
Barrett has not been denied any rights. Rather, she is being urged and hopefully will ultimately be forced to follow the law and comply with zoning regulations, that each of us is expected to follow.
And in terms of her "American Dreams", once again.....what about the "American Dreams" of the families living near her? Their dreams and quiet times are infringed upon in their own homes. And the homes they own....a big part of "American Dreams" are worth far less than they should be now.
Finally, based on both the AKC and the humane inspections conducted one could conclude that Barrett is denying the rights of the dogs in her care....simple rights that all animals deserve: necessary medical care, clean water, appropriate food, a clean environment, and ample room to live a healthy life.
Country Lover
· June 17, 2013 at 10:40 am
Why sould the neighbors be forced to put up with the additional traffic and noise generated by a kennel business. Come on, lets be real, no one is lining up an saying put a kennel in my lot next to me. A kennel decrease the value of their properties. These people have made it their choice to move to the country to enjoy the peacefullness and solitude. There is no way you are going to eliminate the noise of barking dogs and once one starts, it sets off all the others in the neighbor hood. Lets not open up our rural neighbor hoods to businesses
· June 10, 2013 at 9:01 am
Disclaimer: Yes, there should be some guidelines to regulate the noise, dog waste, and the overall humane treatment of all animals. If she wants to afford the improvements needed to do these things, then what right do we as fellow citizens and government officials have to deny her or anyone else.
I fail to understand why the powers to be, in this case the BZA, are not more "objective", "realistic in their views", and "American" in their thinking and ultimate decision making.
Yes, Mrs. Barrett has operated her business without zoning approval and she was cited for it and now is trying to come into compliance. Yet, our close minded BZA and her neighbors are denying her "American" right to own land and use as she sees fit.
As far as someone being "nervous" coming and going from the driveway, that person has a choice to not frequent Mrs. Barrett's home and kennel operation. Come on, how long has she and whoever owned the property before her been coming and going from that entrance? How long has she been operating her business with that entrance already? How hard is it for VDOT to put up a Caution sign of an impending entrance? It's done all the time. A kennel of her size is not going to be like a Wal-Mart or 7-Eleven.
On the noise subject, I agree, dog kennels can be noisier than a pig farm, but her neighbors have now made her aware of that issue and she is proposing a building to offset the noise issue. And by issuing a special permit to her, the times the dogs are allowed to be in the outside kennel runs can be managed. I agree, if I've worked all day and now want to sit outside my home and enjoy the peacefulness of the country side; I don't want to hear constant barking. But let me remind you, "WE LIVE IN THE COUNTRY" folks and there are animals. Has anyone issued these damn cicadas, their sound is driving me nuts.
For a human being to be objective, like the people that serve our community should be, is difficult I know, but they must force themselves to be so. There is no "good" and "substantial" reason for Mrs. Barrett's application to be denied. The entrance can be fixed, though I don't see the need. The noise can be regulated. The care of the animals can be monitored. And for the other issues, let's work with her and come up with a workable solution that is not harmful to humans, animals, and our environment. I served in our military to defend America because I believed we were good people, fair people, and people who cared about others, not just our own selfish interests. Thank you for reading.
Now that you've denied her the right to build a specially designed building and allowed her to earn money to pay for these improvements and you've also denied the possibility for her to get a special use permit, you've lost the right to regulate the hours the dogs can be outside barking. Come on government officials and neighbors, let's show a little compassion for others and their rights that we too should be able to enjoy in what we call this great country of the United States.
I hope she appeals this, takes you to court, and wins. Unfortunately for most of us citizens of Fauquier County, we don't have access to tax dollars to defend our interests, so we have to just give up on or American Dreams.
Facebook comments
Email News Alerts
Enter your email address above to begin receiving
news updates from FauquierNow.com via email.
Road closure south of Opal causes lots of confusion
Monday, December 5
New traffic pattern requires U-turns for Route 17 southbound traffic that takes left at busy intersection
288-acre Warrenton farm sells for $2.1 million
Monday, December 5
Marshall District deal tops Fauquier County real estate transactions recorded Nov. 28-Dec. 2
Developer pulls application to build 45 townhouses
Monday, December 5
Project would have required rezoning 5.3 acres and widening Academy Hill Road in Warrenton
More Fauquier news
Betty Jean Wheeler
William "Greg" Hawes
Michael T. Fitzgerald
John E. "Jerry" Utz
Eugene J. "Gene" Martin
View all obituaries
Business Directory
Food & Dining
Red Truck Bakery
View all food & dining
Health & Medicine
Fauquier Health
Robert C. Flikeid, DDS & Associates
The Natural Marketplace
View all health & medicine
Pro Services
Hottle and Associates
Appleton Campbell
Tammy Roop - Century 21 New Millennium
Mark B. Williams, PLC
Edward Jones - Thomas Tucker
Silent Partner Security
AndrewZ Home Improvement
View all pro services
Retail Shopping
Jim Harris Buick GMC
McClanahan Camera
Dragonfly Native American Jewelry
Sherrie's Stuff
The Town Duck
Christine Fox
Hartman Jewelers
View all retail shopping
© Copyright 2011-2016
50 Culpeper Street, Suite 3
Warrenton, Virginia 20187
Crime Log
Add Your News
The Big Picture
Ellen's Kitchen
and Garden
Real Estate
For Sale
Legal Notices
Post an Ad
About Us
Terms of Service


text:
Carrie Underwood: 'I Will Be Rich, Famous, And Married To A Hot Guy'
Carrie Underwood predicted her own future when she was in high school.
The 30-year-old country singer, who's featured on the June cover of Marie Claire magazine, revealed that when she wrote in her high school yearbook over a decade ago she knew exactly where she would be now.
"You were supposed to say what you would be doing in 10 years, and I said, 'I will be rich, famous, and married to a hot guy.' I guess I should have added a few more things," she tells Marie Claire.
The singer opened up in her interview with the magazine, candidly speaking on her personality and how it led to a battle with anxiety, and on having children with husband Mike Fisher.
"I'm not a mushy person at all. We were never a huggy family. Or a 'let's talk it out' family. Technically I have siblings but they are quite a bit older than me – I was the accident – so I have the only-child syndrome going on," she says. "I'm a little more selfish, a little more independent, a little closed. I do wish I were softer. I wish I were able to form relationships better. But hey, I mean…I'm not a sociopath."
Her "closed" personality led to anxiety attacks when she first started getting famous though, because of all the attention.
"At the beginning of my career, I used to have panic attacks," she says. "People were touching me, screaming – it made me really nervous. In public, I just get nervous. It's a physical reaction, feeling like the walls are closing in. The fans are great. It's not their fault. I don't ever want to come across as ungrateful. But on my end, it is hard for me to process. Because I am still just me."
The singer also reveals that she has no plans for becoming a mom anytime soon.
"I don't feel old enough to have kids," she says. "I know I am mature. But being responsible for another human?"
Maybe she'll have them sometime in the next 10 years.
Read Carrie's full interview in Marie Claire's June issue, on newsstands May 21; and at MarieClaire.com


text:
Club Ciudadela3
C/ Del tenis s/n Son Xoriguer, Tamarinda, 07760
Price FromView Rooms
This hotel doesn't have any reviews yet.
About the hotel
These magnificent apartments are situated near the south after quiet resorts of Son Xoriguer Cala'n Bosch beaches (300 metres distant) on the south-western coastline of Menorca. They are tastefully and comfortably installed and are bordered to the south and east by Menorca's beautiful coastline which is punctuated by small, white sandy bays and coves and to the north and west by rolling Minorcan countryside and 9 km distant the medieval town of Ciudadela, (frequent bus services).
Facilities Show/hide
- Main
- Disabled Facilities, Safety Deposit Box, Iron And Board In Each Room, Limited Hours Room Service, Laundry/Valet Service, Wake Up Call Available, Childrens Facilities - Indoor, Childrens Facilities - Outdoor, Ground floor bedrooms
- Dining
- Restaurant, Lounge Menu, Breakfast to go
- Leisure
- Outdoor Pool, Pitch n' Putt, Snooker/Billiards, Sailing, [Channels] News, [Channels] Foreign (European)
- In Room Entertainment
- Satellite TV
- Parking
- Car Parking Available Offsite
- Accessibility
- Disabled Access Public Areas, Disabled Access Bedrooms, Disabled toilets on ground floor, Wheelchair Access, Wheelchair Access To Reception, Wheelchair Access To Restaurant, Wheelchair Access To Bar
Useful Info Show/hide
- From 15:00 hours
- By 12:00 hours
- Up to 12 years old
- The price shown is based on the occupancy and dates you have searched for. Prices and availability are subject to change based on the arrival date, number of nights and occupancy searched for. All prices are inclusive of all local taxes.
- Pets are not allowed
Customer Reviews
Our reviews are from genuine LateRooms.com customers. We verify that the customer has stayed before leaving a review.
No reviews yet


text:
about us
privacy policy
site map
view cart
Online Islamic Ahmadiyya Store Worldwide Shipment
Children Books
> Stories From Early Islam
Stories From Early Islam
This item is currently out of stock!
Author: Rashid Ahmad Chaudhry
Pages: 100
Mr. Rashid Ahmad took his Master's degree in Islamic studies and subsequently his L.L.B. and B.T. at the Punjab University, Pakistan. He is at present a teacher in one of the Comprehensive schools in London. In this book, he combines his knowledge of the subject with nineteen years of teaching experience to produce a collection of stories about famous Muslims, supplementing such stories with a brief introduction about Islam.
The stories make compelling reading matter for both young and old. They give an insight to the simple lives led by the early Muslims and show how such people sacrificed their lives, property and honour for the sake of their faith and thus became popularly known as martyrs or heroes. The reader has been saved the trouble of sifting facts from myths in order to present the truth in its barest form: these are true stories.
All true stories have a moral and the collection in this book are no exception. We learn how the companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, underwent various trials and how a firm belief in the powers of the Almighty helped them overcome the enemies.
Children will welcome this book and will want to raed it again and again. They love stories as they present a logical sequence of events, providing an accurate description of various characters and inspire them to model themselves along the footsteps of a famous hero. All parents are urged to encourage this experience in order to mould the character of the present generation who have a tremendous lot to learn from the past and upon whom we have high hopes for the future.
Indeed this is a most useful book to have in any library.
B. A. Rafiq Imam The London Mosque January 1975
5 Foreword
7 Preface
9 The Religion of Islam
11 The Holy Prophet
16 Islamic worship
23 The Word of God
28 The Prophet's personality and character
31 The Wisdom of the Holy Prophet
34 Slaves get their freedom
36 Umar accepts Islam
39 I will stand by you
41 The journey to Taaif
43 Fear not, God is with us
46 The Prophecy about the gold bangles
48 Two young eagles
51 The undecided battle
55 A strange contest
57 Two martyrs
60 Sword of Allah
63 The spirit of sacrifice
65 Who can save you now?
67 Feeding the guest in darkness
69 Equal justice
71 Non-discrimination
72 The poisoned meat
75 Feeding a large company
77 A loving recompense
79 Kindness towards parents
81 Letters to kings
84 Power of prayer
87 Umar in disguise
90 Preferring others to oneself
93 Victorious return to Makkah
98 Islam on the march
The book "Stories from early Islam" was first printed in 1975 under the title "Golden Deeds of Muslims". Since then we have had a large number of requests for this book from the UK and abroad.
The Children Book Committee, under the guidance and supervision of Hazrat Khalifat-ul-Masih IV had revised the text and added a few illustrations, which we hope will be welcomed by children, parents and teachers. We are especailly grateful to our Brother Late Dawood Summers, for his many helpful ideas and comments.
We also welcome suggestions from our readers.
The readers are urged to invoke blessings on the Holy Prophet Muhammad, whenever his name appears in this book. Say: "May peace and blessings of Allah be upon him".
The Children Book Committee.
23rd July 1989.
The Holy Qur'an
English Books
Urdu Books
Bangla Books
Arabic Books
KCC Souvenirs
Children Books
What's New
The Message of Islam
about us
privacy policy
site map
view cart
Copyright © Ahmadiyya Muslim Community 1995-2014. All rights reserved.


text:
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The No Child Left Behind education law was cast as a symbol of possibility, offering the promise of improved schools for the nation's poor and minority children and better prepared students in a competitive world.
Yet after a decade on the books, President George W. Bush's most hyped domestic accomplishment has become a symbol to many of federal overreach and Congress' inability to fix something that's clearly flawed.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The U.S. military is testing a revolutionary new drone for its arsenal, a pilotless helicopter intended to fly cargo missions to remote outposts where frequent roadside bombs threaten access by road convoys.
Surveillance drones for monitoring enemy activity and armed versions for launching airstrikes have become a trademark of America's wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere in the Middle East. But this is the first time a chopper version designed for transport has ben used operationally.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A 15-year-old Afghan girl who was tortured for months after her arranged marriage has spoken out for the first time since her rescue, saying she hopes her husband and his family are jailed for her abuse.
Sahar Gul became the bruised and bloodied face of women's rights in Afghanistan after she was rescued in late December when an uncle called police.
Speaking in an interview Saturday from a hospital in Kabul, Gul blamed her husband, his parents and his sister for her ordeal.
Seven U.S. based marine sanctuary groups have voiced "strong support" for the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) plan to expand Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary (FBNMS) to include five additional sites and change the name to the American Samoa National Marine Sanctuary.
O gaoioiga ia ua faia e le pulega o le falema'i a le LBJ i Faga'alu i lo latou faia lea o se gaoioiga e totogi muamua ai e le tagata le 10% o lana 'aitalafu tuai o lo o i ai, ona fa'atoa mafai lea ona alu e va'ai le foma'i pe fai fo'i sana talavai, o se faiga na ta'ua ai e se tasi o Tamali'i o le atunu'u e tau fa'a fefe, ma o se faiga fo'i ua tatau ona taofi leaga e le valea le atunu'u.
An increase in passengers has seen up to 16 Polynesian Blue flights travelling between Apia and American Samoa on a daily basis. General manager, Taua Fatu Tielu told the Samoa Observer yesterday that this was to deal with the outgoing passengers to American Samoa.
American Samoa was blessed in 2011 with no fatalities on the public highway compared to the previous years was the message from Program Coordinator for Highway Safety with the Department of Public Safety, Fred Scanlan during the police awards ceremony held at the Central Station yesterday morning.
The awards program is part of an initiative implemented by Police Commissioner Tuaolo Manaia Fruean to award officers based, among other things, on work performance, and professionalism in carrying out their duties.
E to'alua tama'ita'i talavou o lo o ua fa'aauau pea a la'ua a'oa'oga maualuluga i le Kolisi i Bacone, Muskogee, Oaklahoma ma o lo o fa'aauau fo'i ona totogia a la'ua a'oa'oga, tusi ma le nofoaga e alaala ai i lea Kolisi lea la te sikolasipi mai ai i le Ta'aloga Soka.
(MEDIA RELEASE) – The work of three tufuga, traditional Samoan tattoo artists Su'a Suluape Alaiva'a Petelo, Su'a Peter Suluape and Su'a Suluape Tau Ah Keni closed Hawaii's first INKED Island Fashion Show that debuted December 2011 at The Waterfront at Aloha Tower.
INKED will show in California this summer.
Le afioga le Alo o Tamalelagi Tuioti Reagan Maui'a - Falelima, Lepea ma Faleniu
Chief Election Officer Soliai T. Fuimaono reminds all eligible voters...
The trial court has granted the American Samoa government's...
The commander of the US Navy's Pacific Command has indicated that the...
The former president of the South Pacific Engineers Association,...