Articles Archive for 29 September 2008
Society, Society & World »
Friday night, a chemical irritant was sprayed into the Islamic Society of Greater Dayton (Ohio) where three hundred people had gathered in celebration of the last ten days of Ramadan. The unknown chemical caused some inside the building to have coughing fits, tearing and shortness of breath. Two individuals had to be taken to the hospital while the rest received treatment on site. A child witnessed two men spraying the chemical into the building through a hand held can.
Ismail Gula, ISGD secretary, said people were praying during the weekly service …
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The Particle Zoo sells plush toys based on subatomic particles (with a subset based on antiparticles). A perfect gift for your incredibly nerdy child or physicists that are still children at heart. The toys are handmade and aren’t recommended for children under five because of small parts that are attached. The toys filling depends on the weight of the particle. The heaviest are stuffed with polished gravel, the middle weights with poly beads and the lightest with polyfill.
The subatomic plush toys are divided into quarks, leptons, force carriers, nucleons and …
