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NWA BeeKeepers The Northwest Arkansas Beekeepers Association (NWABA) provides area beekeepers with the opportunity to share information with other hobby or commercial beekeepers. The association also promotes the benefits of bees and beekeeping for Northwest Arkansas whether you are involved in backyard gardening or large scale agricultural operations. The NWABA has partnered with Haagen-Dazs with their "Help the Honey Bees" campaign to promote the benefits of beekeeping to the public. With over 225 members, our association has grown to become one of Arkansas's largest regional clubs for beekeeping.
Obesity and Overweight for Professionals: Data and Statistics: Adult Obesity - DNPAO - CDC More than one-third (34.9% or 78.6 million) of U.S. adults are obese. [Read abstract Journal of American Medicine (JAMA)] Obesity-related conditions include heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer, some of the leading causes of preventable death. [Read guidelines] The estimated annual medical cost of obesity in the U.S. was $147 billion in 2008 U.S. dollars; the medical costs for people who are obese were $1,429 higher than those of normal weight. [Read summary] Obesity affects some groups more than others [Read abstract Journal of American Medicine (JAMA)]
China's Abandoned Wonderland In Chenzhuang Village, China, about 20 miles northwest of central Beijing, the ruins of a partially built amusement park called Wonderland sit near a highway, surrounded by houses and fields of corn. Construction work at the park, which developers had promised would be "the largest amusement park in Asia," stopped around 1998 after disagreements with the local government and farmers over property prices. Developers briefly tried to restart construction in 2008, but without success. The abandoned structures are now a draw for local children and a few photographers, who encounter signs telling them to proceed at their own risk. Reuters photographer David Gray visited the site on a chilly morning earlier this month and returned with these haunting images of a would-be Wonderland. [21 photos]
Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes Of All Time Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes of All Time As judged by notoriety, creativity, and number of people duped. On March 31, 1989 thousands of motorists driving on the highway outside London looked up in the air to see a glowing flying saucer descending on their city. Many of them pulled to the side of the road to watch the bizarre craft float through the air. 30 Stunning and Inspirational Comic Covers In the past it was rejected as a secondary form of art, the 20th century transformed comics into a mass medium. From comic strips to graphic novels, the gender has increasingly grown in number of publications and popularity. With the expansion of the gender came the necessity of creating covers that look amazing and attract new readers.
Afflicted: 11 Abandoned American Hospitals and Asylums “Open” for Exploration With some of the most disturbing and tragic histories of any buildings in the US, asylums and hospitals are way beyond creepy . Many of them were built in the late 1800s, when “mental illnesses” (such as masturbation, menopause, and teenage rebellion) were considered dangerous enough to lock someone in an asylum. A pain-inflicting misunderstanding of mental illness combined with a chronic mistreatment of its sufferers meant that many people were never released and spent the remainder of their lives in these horrible institutions. In addition to asylums, many sanatoriums were constructed around this time to care for the poor and very sick. FORGOTTEN RECIPES & VINEGAR PIE First a word about pie – although it is still a great favorite dessert in America, and you can watch pie-making competitions on The Food Network—pie may not be quite as outstanding and famous today as it was in decades gone by. And how many people do you know who make a pie from scratch anymore—aside from those ambitious cooks on the Food Network competing for a $10,000 first place check? We have, admittedly, become a nation of fast food—and frozen pie dough and frozen pies are pretty satisfactory for the busy housewife/mother who has worked all day and rushes home to make dinner.
Get Your Shit Together The GYST Checklist is a handy, super-easy, round up of your critical to-do (must-do) list: an overview of what you need to know, where to start, and a tool to keep it all-in-one-place. Do it now: 1. Download your Checklist (versions to the right). 2. Sign up for a free ‘Monthly Nudge’ reminder email newsletter. 3. Ask friends for referrals or check out the GYST Resources page.
Milkweed: A truly remarkable wild vegetable by Sam Thayer from the March/April, 2003 issue of Countryside & Small Stock Journal Milkweed isn’t your average weed; in fact, I feel guilty calling it a weed at all. The common milkweed, Asclepias syriacqa, is one of the best known wild plants in North America. Children love to play with the downy fluff in autumn, while farmers despise it as a tenacious weed of hayfields and pastures. Butterfly enthusiasts adore milkweed as the sustenance for their beloved monarch. Hardly any country dweller can fail to notice this unique, elegant plant so laden with fragrant, multi-colored blossoms in midsummer....
Cashew Smoothie with Spinach and Cherries « Simple Daily RecipesSimple Daily Recipes This may sound like a strange combination, but trust me, it’s wonderfully sweet. The frozen, sweet cherries and cashews together make this smoothie taste like a cherry malt. I kid you not. Elaman Puu Small cob dwelling in Southern Finland built with no previous building experience. Built by Heidi Vilkman. Read the entire story and see more here. Save
Knife, Pork, and Spoon Pickling is one of the oldest methods of food preservation and has been utilized by almost every culture. The term pickle comes from the dutch word “pekel” which means brine. Makes sense. It’s simple and affordable and adding pickled veggies really boosts the flavor of so many dishes. Here is the recipe I have fine tuned for a couple of batches now and I really enjoy. Ingredients: (makes 2 pint jars) Eco-Housing Plan Has Humans Moving Into Forest Trees Denmark-based architect Konrad Wójcik is on a mission to remind humans just how much we have changed the natural world. With urban sprawl and a global population explosion, we have deforested much of the planet and left it a mess. He believes that the only way to cure this is for humans to get back to nature and let the planet heal itself. His proposal is called Primeval Symbiosis. It consists of small homes which look and behave like trees. Solar panels cover the tops and sides of the pyramid-shaped structures, drawing energy from the sun just as trees do.