Sep 6, 2011
from The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/chocolate-worth-its-weight-in-gold-2127874.html?service=Print
Chocolate – we can't get enough of it. But cocoa farming can't keep up with our appetites, and in the future a single bar could cost us £7, warns Anthea Gerrie
Monday, 8 November 2010
Fancy a bit of chocolate? An afternoon Kit Kat with your cup of tea? A chunk of fruit and nut? Go on, you've earned it.
Except that in the future, chocoholics might have to ...
Sep 5, 2011
"And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land." - Ezekiel 34:29
THE REAL REASON CANNABIS HAS BEEN OUTLAWED HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ITS EFFECTS ON THE MIND AND BODY.
MARIJUANA is DANGEROUS. Pot is NOT harmful to the human body or mind. Marijuana does NOT pose a threat to the general public. Marijuana is ...
Oct 2, 2010
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Sep 5, 2010
from MacRumors,
It sounds like you have little snitch blocking software update, as the default is to ask. Check the Little Snitch Configuration and delete the entry for software update, then it will prompt for any connection. If that doesn't work you could try whitelisting software update:
Go to the Little Snitch Configuration, click the Plus button, Chose the application (/System/Library/CoreServices/Software Update), allow any server any port any protocol.
If you ...
Aug 23, 2010
Interested in starting your own travel company?
1. Call your state's Department of Licensing, and ask whether or not you need a special license to start a travel agency business. Many states do not require such licensing. If your state does require you to obtain a travel agency license, expect to pay a fee for it.
2. Obtain a general business license for the area in which you live or ...
Aug 21, 2010
To add a separator to the left side of the dock (the application side) enter this into the terminal:
defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add '{tile-data={}; tile-type="spacer-tile";}'
Repeat this step for each separator you would like, and make sure to press Enter each time to execute the command.
To add a separator to the right side of the dock (the document side) enter this into the terminal:
defaults write com.apple.dock ...
Jul 6, 2010
50 Million Minds Diverted, Distracted, Devoured
"For decades, concern has been brewing about the dumbed-down popular culture of young people and the impact it has on their futures." - Mark Bauerlein
Who is concerned? Whose world is it? And what kind of world was left to them?
Could it be that, as with each successive generation, today's youth have taken a good hard look at preceding generations and come to the ...
Jul 6, 2010
Spinal Muscular Atrophy 'Doesn't Define Me'
by Ben Mattlin (NPR's MORNING EDITION, April 28, 2010)
I get a lot of recommendations to join Facebook groups with names like Fight SMA. I never respond.
SMA stands for spinal muscular atrophy, and I was born with it. I've never walked or stood, and over time have lost the use of my hands. It's a progressive, neuromuscular weakness. It occurs in one of every ...
Jun 8, 2010
"If you ain't who you is, you is who you ain't." - Mrs. Jenkins
We, in our own lives, have everything we need to discern the truth. If we cannot glean truth by critically and unashamedly assessing ourselves, then how do we know truth?
How do we relate to truth we cannot apply in our own lives? And if we cannot apply it in our own lives, how is it ...