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...which grow in arctic regions, come in about 20 varieties, but only 10 or so?including arctic raspberry, cloudberry and blueberry?are commercially important. And while the arctic berries are related to their American counterparts, each one is a distinct species with an entirely unique composition. As Skyn Iceland founder Sarah Kugelman puts it, "Because they have to withstand extreme temperatures, they've developed properties that make them superhearty...
NEXT STEPS? We showed the line for the first time on the runway in New York City last month. We chose the Cunard building on Broadway, because in 1938 the founder of this company traveled to and from the U.S. on Cunard. We wanted to do something very strong for our first show ever...
...seeing a fundamental shift in the way people think about the things they buy," says Chris Sanderson, co-founder of the Future Laboratory, an international brand strategy and trend-forecasting consultancy whose clients include American Express, Morgan Stanley and Veuve Clicquot, "which is taking them out of a period of bling-or-bust spending and into a more reflective and concerned phase of consumption. It's no longer about relaying how fabulous or wealthy or 'arrived' we are. It's not just austerity as an aesthetic. It's as a way of life...
Perhaps the wave of the future is captured most completely by Joshua Onysko, founder and CEO of the cosmetics company Pangea Organics, of Boulder, Colo., whose face creams and shampoos are made from food-grade natural products, support women's farming initiatives and are produced using 100% wind power. And every aspect of the packaging has a secondary use, from the glass bottles to the 100% postconsumer-waste boxes that are folded using origami to avoid glue: thousands of seeds are incorporated into each box so they may be planted to grow Genovese basil, amaranth flowers or a sea buckthorn...
...learning how to take notes. Democrats in the U.S. are promoting legislation in Congress that would withhold military aid to Pakistan unless President George Bush can certify that the Pakistani government is doing everything it can to halt Taliban and al-Qaeda activity. While such a bill will probably founder in the Senate, the possibility of Congressional intervention is much more effective than a mere lecture. Pakistan is among the biggest beneficiaries of U.S. foreign aid, receiving more than $3.5 billion since...