9-11: Decades later

 Today, 10 years ago, many people gave their lives to save many more. Many, many acts of kindness, courage, and bravery were shown throughout. When two hijacked planes whammed into the Twin Towers, anarchy broke out. Many severely injured, and many, many more dead. But, thanks to the bravery of hundreds of firefighters, about 20,000 were saved. The beloved buildings collapsed, killing many more.
 This is not the end of the 9-11 story though. A third plane was hijacked too. It was turned completely off course and hit the Pentagon. More civilians were injured and killed.
  And, as if this were not bad enough, yet another plane was hijacked, Flight 93, and was said to be headed for the State Capitol Building or even the White House! The passengers, however, were not about to let this happen. All 33 passengers stormed the cockpit and took over. Instead of hitting the important buildings, the plane crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. Many good people were killed.
Let us all remember what bravery and courage they had!
God bless all those who lost their lives and the firefighters too! May we all remember their bravery!

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 Hey readers! Back to school time! Are y'all ready to get back in the swing of things? Hope so!
Let me just say, be careful with all these fires. I am truly sorry to those who had to experience this terror. I will definantly keep you all in my prayers! Stay safe!

Super Science!

 Did you know that a certain plant can kill Mosquitoes, Mosquito larvae, and the Anopheles mosquito that caries Malaria? Yep! It's true! According to Indian scientist from India's capital, New Delhi, Padma Vasudevan, the Mentha piperita plant* is a great "Repellent."  How did they discover this? Well, they first took oil from the Mentha piperita plant and poured it on top of water that contained mosquito larvae. when they came back the next day, they found that the larvae were dead.
 Many people decided to test this theory, so what they would do is they would take oil from the Mentha piperita plant, rub it on their body and slept outside. 8 out of the 10 people said they did not get one bite! Wow! Who knew that peppermint could be so useful!
And that's today's Super Science!

* Mentha piperita is the Latin name for thought. It is also the botanical name for Peppermint!
Information obtained from http://www.pitara.com/discover/eureka.asp

Kirby's Kitchen: Summer Edition!

This fruity, fizzy, fun drink is perfect for summer parties, pool-side get togethers, and around the house refreshment! And here's how to make it:

Fizzy Fruit Fun!

you will need:

• 1 orange or lemon
• Orange juice
•   Pineapple juice
• Cranberry juice
• Seltzer or club soda
• A pitcher
• A knife (if a child is preparing drink, Adult supervision is needed. Thank you!)

What to do:

1. Cut the orange or lemon ( Again, If child is preparing, please have Adult slice them.)
2. Put 1 or 2 cups of each juice into the pitcher
3. For every 3cups of juice, add 1 cup of  Seltzer
4. Add the slices of fruit. (Can also be used as a garnish. Little cocktail umbrellas also work well. Remember, Be creative and have fun with it!)
5. Chill the juice
6. Serve and enjoy! (Goes great with a light crunchy salad! Just add you favorite lettuce, veggies and desired dressing!)

Cut some fresh fruit and veggies and grab some games, a picnic blanket, your friends and family, and head to you favorite picnic spot and Viola! You've got a fun, healthy picnic! Enjoy!

 

For more fun healthy summer recipes, keep an eye out for more Kirby's Kitchen! 

Kirby's Kitchen

Cheese Tortelini soup

Preparation time- 7 min.

Cooking time- 2-3 min. (Depends)

A simply delicious soup that is quick and easy to make. It is sure to satisfy your fine pasta cravings.

   What you'll need:

• Cheese Totelini (We used Buitoni)
• Chicken Broth (2 packages)
• Spinach (We used 1 bag. can be substited)
• Parmesian cheese

Pour both packages of chicken broth into pot. Bring to a boil and put Totelini in broth. Let boil for about 7 min. or until soft. Place whole bag of spinach in soup. Stir but try to not puncture the pasta. Turn fire off and serve. Goes great with pesto and bread of your choice. for pesto recipe, see below.



 Basil Pesto

A wonderful accompiment with Cheese Tortelini soup. Warning: contains nuts. Results may vary due to the fact that chef will have to measure to their own desire.

What you'll need:

• Basil leaves ( a couple handfuls or so)
• Walnuts (shelled)
•  Parmesian cheese
• lemon juice
• Olive oil

Place Basil leaves, walunts, parmesian cheese, lemon juice, and olive oil  in food processer. Pulse until desired consistancy is obtained. Chill and serve on bread of choice. Goes great with Cheese Tortilini soup. For recipe of soup, see above.

Super Science!

Ten Nasa Inventions That You Might Use Every Day!

1. Invisible braces
2. Scratch resistent lenses
3. Memory foam
4. Ear thermometer
5. Shoe insoles
6. Long-distance Telecommunication
7. Adjustable smoke detector
8. Safety Grooving (It is not a dance for safety :D)
9.  Cordless tools
10. Water filters

Theese are just some of many great and helpful inventions from our freinds at Nasa. In all, Nasa has about 6,300 patents! WOW! Cool! :)