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FAQ’S ON GRASSFED MEAT

FAQ’S ON GRASSFED MEAT

1. What does grassfed mean?
The American Grassfed Association defines grassfed products from ruminants, including cattle, bison, goats and sheep, as those food products from animals that have eaten nothing but their mother’s milk and fresh grass or grass-type hay from birth to harvest – all their lives. For [...]

March 10 2010 | Posted in Interesting Articles | Read More »

The power of time off

Every seven years, designer Stefan Sagmeister closes his New York studio for a yearlong sabbatical to rejuvenate and refresh their creative outlook. He explains the often overlooked value of time off and shows the innovative projects inspired by his time in Bali.

March 9 2010 | Posted in Headlines | Read More »

The Hyena and the Sheep

The Hyena and the Sheep

A long time ago there was a sheep who was lost by her owner. While she was walking alone, she met a hyena walking on the road. As soon as the hyena saw the sheep, [...]

March 8 2010 | Posted in Funny Stories | Read More »

Gadget may offer migraine relief

Gadget may offer migraine relief

A new hand-held device that delivers a magnetic pulse to the back of the head could become an alternative to drug treatment for people with migraines.
A trial found that 40% of patients were pain free two hours after using the device.
Research showed there were no serious side-effects and [...]

March 8 2010 | Posted in Interesting Articles | Read More »

Challenges keep us Live

Challenges keep us Live

The Japanese have always loved fresh fish. But the water close to Japan has not held many fish for decades. So to feed the Japanese population, fishing boats got bigger and went farther than ever. The farther the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring the fish. If the return trip took more time, [...]

March 8 2010 | Posted in Headlines | Read More »

Solving social problems with a nudge

MacArthur winner Sendhil Mullainathan uses the lens of behavioral economics to study a tricky set of social problems — those we know how to solve, but don’t. We know how to reduce child deaths due to diarrhea, how to prevent diabetes-related blindness and how to implement solar-cell technology … yet somehow, we don’t or can’t. [...]

March 7 2010 | Posted in Videos | Read More »

Being Judicious, not Judgmental

Being Judicious, not Judgmental

One of the most difficult but necessary skills we need to develop as meditators is learning how to be judicious without being judgmental. An as a preliminary step to developing that skill, it’s good to reflect on the difference beween the two.
Being judgmental is basically an effort to get rid of something [...]

March 5 2010 | Posted in Headlines | Read More »

Five lives of an artist

Painter and cartoonist Raghava KK has known a number of successes and failures. He cherishes the failures most.
“The minute I feel comfortable, I begin to itch, and I try to throw myself in the midst of anarchy,” he said in a recent interview. “The only times you learn is when you [...]

March 5 2010 | Posted in Headlines | Read More »

What the Vision Does

What the Vision Does

If your deeper intention is an inseparable part of how you are, it is not capable of attachment.
You can seek to accomplish your intention. You live out your intention. It is like the wind, the life force from which your energy and determination arises, whereas your vision is a particular destination you want [...]

March 4 2010 | Posted in Headlines | Read More »

Innovating to zero!

Bill Gates unveils his vision for the world’s energy future, describing the need for “miracles” to avoid planetary catastrophe and explaining why he’s backing a dramatically different type of nuclear reactor. The necessary goal? Zero carbon emissions globally by 2050.

March 3 2010 | Posted in Videos | Read More »