Even though the Knot’s 2014 Real Weddings Study shows that 15% of brides choose to get married in June, and 14% choose October, it is a guarantee that any bride and groom will incorporate flowers into their special day no matter the season. However, there have been some new trends concerning flowers in the world…
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Brighton Zeuner Proves Age is Just a Number as She Takes Professional Skateboarding by Storm
In the U.S. alone, there are roughly 6.8 million bones broken annually, many of which are sports-related. One sport that often results in fractures is skateboarding. Brighton Zeuner, a 12-year-old from Encinitas, CA, hasn’t broken any broken bones, but she <emhas broken some barriers. Zeuner is the youngest female athlete ever to be invited to…
Nintendo Switch World Premier Gives Viewers a Taste of the Future of Gaming
The print industry might still be eight times bigger than the video game industry, but the world premier of Nintendo’s newest console may have just changed the game. In a short teaser video released last week, Nintendo wowed millions of viewers with a look at their next console: the Nintendo Switch. In addition to providing…
U.S. Supreme Court Hears a Case About a Girl and Her Dog
Approximately 46.3 million American households own dogs, but for some families, these animals are much more than just a pet. For Ehlena Fry, for example, a 12-year-old Michigan girl who has cerebral palsy, her dog Wonder actually allowed her to lead an independent life. Though Wonder the Goldendoodle has since retired as a service dog,…
An Uber Self-Driving Truck Just Made its Debut by Transporting 50,000 Cans of Beer
The U.S. produces approximately 224 million hectoliters of beer annually, making it the second leading country in the world for beer production. Production processes stay mostly the same over the years, but beer transportation just got a crazy technological update. Drivers on Colorado’s interstate 25 may have thought it was a clever Halloween prank when…
The American Economy Has Maintained Steady Growth Through the End of the Summer
The U.S. economy has maintained steady growth between the months of August and September, the U.S. Federal Reserve reports. This was reported in the Federal Reserve’s latest Beige Book report, which was a survey of economic conditions in their 12 regional bank districts. Their findings show that growth was modest or moderate in eight districts,…
New Book Suggests Consumers Think About Flowers Like Produce
Approximately 99% of individuals believe that a person who gives flowers is thoughtful, but are they really thinking about where their beautiful gifts are coming from? A new book called Foraged Flora aims to explain exactly why we should be looking at flowers the same way we look at produce. Author Louesa Roebuck tells her…
U.S. PET Plastic Recycling Rate Drops Over Past Year
According to the “Report on Postconsumer PET Container Recycling Activity in 2015,” the U.S. achieved a recycling rate of 30.1% for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles last year. This percentage, however, shows a slight downward trend in PET bottle collection volumes over the past year, since the PET recycling rate in 2014 was 31%. If 60%…
First Time Home Buyers Are Responsible for Housing Market Surge, Report Shows
The housing market is on the rise again, and it is all thanks to the efforts of first time home buyers. After two straight months of declines, September’s report by the National Association of Realtors showed a bigger than expected surge in the home buyer’s market. They believe this is due to the efforts of…
Artist Grows Grass Out of Persian Rugs as a Statement About Western Imperialism
Most interior designers are familiar with the strict rules of rug placement – 12 to 18 inches of floor space must be left on each side of the rug, the rug must cover the majority of the hallway, square rugs go in square rooms, etc. One Austrian artist, however, has taken everything we know about…