Tag: Candy
Mother's Day celebration reaches 100th anniversary
Mother's Day is so commercial now. I'm stressing about what to get my mum tomorrow and the item that she wanted is all sold out so now I really am stuck.But what happened to the simplicity of giving your mum a flower...
Madonna comes to Vancouver for first time ever
I am so there!I have been a fan of Madonna for as long as I can remember, and I have seen her in a play, but never in concert. I better start saving my money now though..."Vancouver is the only other Canadian city...
'Chocolate Breath' Helps Police Nab Shoplifter
Apparently this kid was too hungry not to munch on his deliciously illicit, stolen candy bars the moment he left the store. This could have played out differently if he'd waited til he got home.A greedy candy bar...
Candy Flavored Cocaine - or - Science gone bad, r...
"Drug rings have occasionally sold cocaine mixed with candy powder, but investigators said the new product was significantly more sophisticated and lucrative. Cocaine cut with an added flavoring is less potent, but...
Wrappers lead cops to candy store robbers
They must have read Hansel and Gretel prior to the heist."CINCINNATI (AP) — Police in Cincinnati say a trail of candy and wrappers led them to suspects in a break-in at a downtown candy store.Four people have been...
Peepocalypse Now: Destroying Marshmallows for Sci...
If you want to get kids into a museum, destroying squidgy marshmallow candy seems to be the way to go. At the Rochester Museum asn Science Center, staff have taken that very approach. Leveraging kids' love of sweets...
Get Madonna's new album - on your cell phone
The Queen of Pop, who refused to allow her music to be sold on iTunes, will become the first artist to allow her latest album Hard Candy to be made available for download on your cell phone, a week before it is due...
In England, schools are being blamed for Obesity
So an article in the Guardian today saying that 23% of 4-5 year
olds are overweight or obese and by the time they reach 10-11, the
figure rises to 32%.Now, that's a lot of fat kids, but should
they really be blaming it on the school? There has always been fast
food and...
Valentine's Day economics
They're saying the average person will spend about 120 bucks on Valentine's Day this year, for a cumulative total of $17 billion. Perhaps it's better to be a non-practicing romantic."Valentine’s Day, the...
Cocaine Disguised as Candy
"The discovery of cocaine disguised as lollipops, chocolates and toffee led to the arrest of a New Jersey man.Loudoun County Sheriff's office found out about a large amount of cocaine was brought into the country...
Candy brothers behind Britain's record-breaking p...
The Internationally renowned Interior Designers and Development Managers who are currently transforming the three-acre former Middlesex Hospital site in Fitzrovia into a £1 billion, 273 apartments, 33,000sq m of offices and shops scheme. Have now been given the green light...
Teachers' Compulsory Fingerprinting Unease
"Among the first educators expected to comply with the state's new mandatory fingerprinting law, some faculty members at Pillow Elementary School in North Austin are putting up a fight.
Nine teachers at Pillow spoke out Wednesday against the new requirement, with seven saying...
Wake up and smell the turkey: Study exposes medic...
"Feeling sleepy? Don't blame the leftover turkey.
The holiday favorite's nap-inspiring powers have been greatly exaggerated, according to a new paper that debunks common health myths.
Authors say they were surprised...
Police Say New Hershey's Candy Resembles Drugs
When I first saw this story I thought "I'm sure it's not that bad". I thought it would be like candy cigarettes, but one look at the picture and you will see why the police are concerned.It would be very difficult to...
Beware Kid Crack
By Linda Solomon for The Vancouver Observer"It's better to let your kids sit down and eat all the candy they can eat for 24 hours, then give their teeth a good brushing, than to spread it out over days," my dental...
