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Seraphic Sweet Potato & Pear Soup Recipe Type: Ascendant Cuisine: Ascendant Author: Ascension Cafe Prep time: 30 mins Cook time: 30 mins Total time: 1 hour Serves: 12 The flavor maestro is at it again. This melodious blend of sweet potato and pear will take you up, up, and away! Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil, … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
Coffman High School teacher, Jim Roscoe, with the help of students, built a 3D printer last spring and is now turning out plastic items that can be used in a number of scenarios. The machine melts plastic from a spool to make 3D items. “All the information for this is open source,” Roscoe said. “The … Read more
Imagine a world where nutritious food was freely available to all babies, thereby reducing their risk of illness and enabling them to develop into healthy adults. In fact, no imagination is required: human breast-milk is free, widely available and popular. In 2010 more than 80% of mothers surveyed for the Growing Up in New Zealand … Read more
•Pumpkin and butternut squash are incredibly rich sources of antioxidants such as Vitamins A, C, E and B-complex and minerals such as calcium, copper, potassium and phosphorus. They are mildly sweet with a great nutty flavor. Both are very versatile and can be served in sweet or savory dishes such and soups, casseroles, pies, breads, … Read more