December 5, 2009Musty Smells May Help Preserve BooksDecember 5, 2009 — A chemistry journal describes a new "sniff" test that would measure the age of an old book while helping libraries and museums preserve them. Science Daily sip it
11.20 - 11.28.09 MONEY + NUMBERSFrom Black Friday to Bill Gates to Tyler Perry, counting the news by the numbers. sip it
PreciousIt hurts. But at least you're in the hands of a skilled director who knows how to make you take it in: the good, the bad and the ugly.
Divorce Ban or Marriage Expiration?
It might be time for a change in the Playbook of Life. With family values at stake, it's hard to know which way to go: a divorce ban or an expiration on marriage certificates. Then again, we can keep things just as they are — fun, messy, loving and controversial. sip it
Green Tea l In Memoriam
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Jeanne-Claude(June 13, 1935 - November 18, 2009)Casablanca-born artist and partner of Christo, jointly famous for The Gates of Central Park, among other dynamic "wrapping" installations, has died in New York at age 74. sip it
Women and the Lipstick LoadThe FDA is still conducting its investigation. Meanwhile, women are becoming more informed about the chemicals they put on their faces and into their bodies. sip it
With a growing population of over 1.3 billion, China is challenged to make its cities and provinces more sustainable, if not entirely carbon neutral. sip it
Immortality Quest: Living for aThousand YearsYes, scientists might make it happen. We might all be able to experience the thrill of living forever and ever. And ever. sip it
StartingOver
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November 29, 2009
William Cuccia opens up about battling depression and finding meaning in nature's little hummingbird in an excerpt from Hope, Lessons from a Hummingbird: A Redemptive Adventure of how a regular guy got free from depression and rage. sip it
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