03 JAN 2012 by ideonexus
All That Goes Into A Bottle of Root Beer
Ingredients:
molasses from the United States
anise from Spain
licorice from France
vanilla (bourbon) from Madagascar
cinnamon from Sri Lanka
cloves from Indonesia
wintergreen from China
pimento berry oil from Jamaica
balsam oil from Peru
And that’s just for a bottle of peacetime root beer. In a post-apocalyptic world, it becomes apparent how much we relied on world trade for the products we use every day.
28 JUL 2011 by ideonexus
Five Ingredients for Human Intelligence
• The desire to explore
• Self-control
• Creativity
• Verbal communication
• Decoding nonverbal communication
Things to keep in mind when stimulating your child's intellect.