With Earth Day just around the corner and the days getting noticeably longer, I thought it prudent to offer some horticulture tips… Tip 1. Whether you live a hectic city life or out in the country, you don’t have to go without fresh veggies. This system window farm can churn-out a salad per week. The [...]

Two researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have shown they can reverse engineer a person’s Social Security number using, ironically, nothing more than data from publicly available data on government sites, and the data you share with the world on Facebook. Like many confirmation numbers we use daily, from bus tickets to software purchase codes, Social [...]

Following up on the release of Issue. 0051, The Arkitip Chronicles present a short video with a behind the scenes look into the creation of a Shepard Fairey piece. The acclaimed artist is in his most natural form, creating one of his stencil masterpieces in a Los Angeles studio.

Ingredients: 3 cups flour 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon 1 teaspoon allspice 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon cloves 1 cup butter or margarine (softened) 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 egg, beaten (See no-egg Substitute) 1/2 cup molasses 1 teaspoon vanilla [...]

Makes Approximately 4 Dozen Ingredients: 1/2 cup shortening 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup unsweetened applesauce 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 cups all purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup chopped raisins 3/4 cup chopped nuts 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground cloves Directions: Cream shortening and sugar together. Add applesauce and blend into [...]

Chocolate chip cookies represent half of the cookies baked in American homes each year. Ingredients: 3/4 cup sugar 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 1 cup butter 1 large egg 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips if desired, 1 cup chopped pecans Directions: Preheat oven [...]

Ingredients: 2 cups butter 1 cup brown sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 4 cups of flour Directions: Bring butter to room temperature. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Cream the butter until it is the consistency of whipped cream. Beat in sugar. Add salt. Add flour in 4 portions (one cup at a time) mixing well after [...]

Ingredients: 1 cup flour 3/4 cup granulated Sugar 3 tablespoons cocoa 2 teaspoons baking Powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup milk 2 tablespoons vegetable Oil 1 teaspoon vanilla 3/4 cup brown Sugar 1/4 cup cocoa 1 3/4 cups boiling water Directions: Heat oven to 350°. In a mixing bowl, stir together flour, sugar, 3 tablespoons [...]