Einstein famously suggested that “if the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, man would have only four years to live.”
Yikes!
Considering that the average number of US bee colonies failing to survive the winter has risen from an average of 10% a year to over 30% a year, you can imagine why scientists are becoming concerned.
And this Colony Collapse Disorder isn’t just a problem…
“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. It’s what sunflowers do.” – Helen Keller
The sunflower belongs to the genus Helianthus annuus, derived from the Greek helios meaning sun and annuus meaning annual. And while one might think this name derives from the fact that these flowers look a whole lot like the sun, it’s probably more related to their heliotropic behavior.
Their what??
Heliotropic…
“If school days are the happiest of your life, I’m hanging myself with my skiprope tonight.” – Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in a 1945 note to her boyfriend
Most of us can relate to Jackie O’s sentiments here, as we’ve all experienced the angst and heartbreak that comes with growing up. But we can also all relate to the joy we felt when school was finally out…
Uh-oh!
A class action lawsuit was filed here in California this week against Kiss My Face and about two dozen other cosmetic manufacturers. Seems it’s a bit of a no-no out here to call your cosmetics organic unless they contain at least 70% organic ingredients.
But that’s not the only place where there’s some labeling hijinks happening.
Earlier this week, I tweeted and facebooked a wonderful article that…
Think of your style icons. Now ask yourself: do you admire their style or do you admire their stylist’s style?
As more and more celebrities rent their personal style from stylists by the hour or on retainer, it becomes harder and harder to know where someone’s authentic style ends and their stylist’s style begins.
Or take Portia de Rossi, who admits in her book, Unbearable Lightness, that…
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