Miscellaneous
Bitcoin Is Suddenly Surging Again
Bitcoin is back in the news, but this time it seems to be for all the right reasons. After a blockbuster 2013, the digital currency tumbled throughout 2014 on negative headlines, such as the February 2014 bankruptcy filing of Mt. Gox, a Tokyo-based Bitcoin exchange. Since then, the Read More...
7 probiotic foods that are great for your gut
After once being relegated to the shelves of obscure health markets, probiotics are officially everywhere. They’ve popped up online and in grocery and drug stores — and people are buying them in greater and greater numbers. According to a 2012 study by the National Center for Read More...
Football club goes vegan in 'world first'
A football club is claiming to be the world's first to adopt a vegan match day menu after removing cows' milk from its hot drinks. National League club Forest Green Rovers stopped selling meat burgers in 2011 and in July took fish off the menu to become fully vegetarian. Cow milk has been replaced Read More...
Spooked by sugar, Americans search for healthier Halloween treats
The so-called war on sugar has a new battleground: Halloween. Some Americans are so spooked about the harmful effects of sugar they are finding healthier ways to indulge during the holiday, without disappointing children by handing out apples. Sugary chocolates still dominate Halloween candy handed Read More...
How Payment Giants Are Embracing Bitcoin and Blockchain Tech
MasterCard's participation in Digital Currency Group's undisclosed funding round sent ripples of excitement across the crypto-sphere earlier this week. While this is MasterCard's first crypto-related investment, the multinational corporation is not the first mainstream finance company to dip Read More...
25 Halloween candies that are naturally vegan
For vegans, the scariest thing about Halloween may be the possibility of accidentally consuming a treat made with animal products. Fortunately, there's a pillow case-full of holiday treats that are naturally vegan, ripe for eating by the fistfuls. Not all manufacturers will explicitly note whether Read More...
5 easy ways to apply permaculture to your community garden
The Community Garden movement is sweeping the nation.For Americans nationwide who do not have the space to farm at home, community plots offer an accessible way to produce local healthy foods.Upon becoming a board member of the Benicia Community Garden Project, a first goal has been to increase Read More...
Engage a child in learning through music
As I’ve shared in the past, music is something that everyone in my house enjoys. We love to listen to great performances and favorite artists. And, we all enjoy engaging in the production of music on different Read More...
Visa uses bitcoin's blockchain technology to cut paperwork out of car leasing
Visa and DocuSign have unveiled a new proof-of-concept that uses bitcoin blockchain technology to revolutionise the car leasing process, allowing people to rent a car without having to plough through reams of paperwork. The project aims to digitise the whole process, from configuring the lease, Read More...
5 things you can do tonight to reverse the U.S. food crisis
The United States of America has national policies on space, on climate change and on many other issues that affect our lives. Yet, there is no public policy on a federal level regarding food waste or food consumption (other than a flimsy food pyramid that has been redesigned many times, to its Read More...