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Technology is killing bees

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From 1972 to 2006 there was a remarkable reduction in the number of  honeybees in the US. Honeybees play a very important part in our ecosystems. If we loose our bee population, it will be disastrous to the economy and ultimately to us. Many fruits and vegetables such as almonds, apples, avocados, blueberries, cantaloupes, cherries, cranberries, cucumbers, sunflowers, watermelon and many other crops rely on bees for pollination. Blog this!Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on [...]

Cristiano Ronaldo spits towards camera

After beating Portugal 1-0, Spain advances to the World-cup quarter finals. After the game was over, the Real Madrid player Cristiano Ronaldo spat towards a camera. This is how much sportsmanship the Portuguese player lacks. And this is coming after no one  knew he was playing in that game. He was literally “The Ghost in the Field”. The spitting game isn’t new to Ronaldo, in the past when playing for Manchester United, he was continuously [...]

Synaesthesia is world of wonder

I recently met a girl with the sensory condition called synaesthesia. She’s only 8 years old. She lives in Belgium but was born in Brazil. I was buying perfume and I was waiting in line for my turn to pay. Outside I saw a family, but the girl was looking amazed by something. After about a minute they walked into the store. As people talked and she kept looking like she was watching television or [...]