Edenic Vegetable Stock

Edenic Vegetable Stock Recipe Type: Universal Cuisine: Ascendant Author: Ascension Cafe Prep time: 30 mins Cook time: 30 mins Total time: 1 hour Good, healthy, and cheap rings the trifecta bell with vegetable scraps and trimmings that might otherwise feed the compost too early. Use it as a base for other dishes. You can freeze … Read more

Heads Up! Smart Glass is Here!

Forget your smartphone, shelve the tablet, and clear your desktop for something useful. Those great looking sunglasses may be your key to Cognitive Demand. It’s not enough for Google, Microsoft, and others to be in your face. They want to be on your face! Microsoft plans to deliver “augmented reality” – where data and illustrations … Read more

Advance of the Chia People

The nutritional value of chia was known to the Aztecs. Now whole and ground chia seeds are being added to fruit drinks, snacks and cereals. They are baked into cookies and sprinkled on yogurt. Chia is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants, protein, and fiber. Mamma Chia products are in Whole Foods stores as well … Read more

The Five Worst Diets of 2012

Experts with the British Dietetic Association have evaluated several celebrity diet plans, which they noted were becoming “more extreme” and “increasingly involving medical intervention,” and listed the top five worst of 2012: 5. The Six-Week OMG Diet – Get Skinnier than All Your Friends This book, authored by British writer Venice Fulton (a pseudonym for … Read more

Tipping Sacred Cows

You have two cows . . . CAPITALISM: You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull -and build a herd of cows. AMERICAN-STYLE ANARCHO-CAPITALISM: You don’t have any cows. The bank will not lend you money to buy cows, because you don’t have any cows to put up as collateral. The price … Read more

Putting Nutrition at the Center of Development

To address the challenges related to malnutrition in Namibia, Prime Minister Nahas Angula has established the Namibia Alliance for Improved Nutrition (NAFIN), a multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder partnership aimed at ensuring that concerted, coordinated and collaborative efforts by the government and partners lead to a reduction and eventual elimination of malnutrition and improved food security in … Read more

Student Ministry: 7 Checkpoints

7 Checkpoints Curriculum Strategy for Students is an intentional, systematic approach to discipleship focused on the content of discipleship. These seven student-specific principles are the irreducible minimum. The authors are convinced that these seven basic principles every student should understand, commit to memory and embrace before they leave the safety of their homes and youth … Read more