http://labs.daylife.com/journalist/helen_jupiterArticles by HELEN JUPITER, aggregated by daylife.comen-usTue, 24 Nov 2009 08:06:46 GMTTue, 24 Nov 2009 08:06:46 GMTDaylife Betaken@daylife.comken@daylife.comhttp://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/travel/stories/leading-eco-travel-company-shelves-carbon-offsettingGenerally speaking, if something seems too good to be true, it usually is. Such is the case with the aviation and travel industries’ use of carbon offsetting, or so says Justin Francis, founder of responsibletravel.com. Francis, whose company offers ...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:42:08 GMThttp://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/travel/stories/leading-eco-travel-company-shelves-carbon-offsettinghttp://www.mnn.com/the-home/recycling/stories/gates-foundation-awards-1-million-grant-to-garbage-dreams-ngoTALKING TRASH: Students at the Recycling School learn how to reuse 80% of Cairo's garbage. (Photo: Garbage Dreams/Flickr). A couple of months ago we told you about an eye-opening documentary called Garbage Dreams, which chronicled the lives of a few ...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:52:06 GMThttp://www.mnn.com/the-home/recycling/stories/gates-foundation-awards-1-million-grant-to-garbage-dreams-ngoFlickrMelinda Gateshttp://www.mnn.com/technology/research-innovations/stories/facial-profiling-new-study-shows-facial-structure-can-revealStudy connects structure of face to aggressive behavior, but what does it really tell us? Volunteers participating in the experiment were briefly shown photographs of the faces of men with a history of aggressive behavior, and asked to rate how ...Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:34:17 GMThttp://www.mnn.com/technology/research-innovations/stories/facial-profiling-new-study-shows-facial-structure-can-revealhttp://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/health/stories/tap-thatThere have been some truly great scams throughout history, but perhaps none as wide-reaching and environmentally destructive as bottled water. Somewhere along the way, we were all deceived into thinking that bottled water was "better" than tap water, ...Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:30:17 GMThttp://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/health/stories/tap-thatFast Companyhttp://www.mnn.com/the-home/gardening-landscaping/stories/xeriscaping-is-more-than-gravel-and-cactusPLAYING IN THE DIRT: Sophie Clanton's back yard, which won awards for xeriscaping. (Photo: John Davenport/ZUMA) "The term xeriscaping is so '70s," she says. "I think there are really weird associations with it — people see gravel and cactus." In ...Wed, 20 May 2009 18:36:22 GMThttp://www.mnn.com/the-home/gardening-landscaping/stories/xeriscaping-is-more-than-gravel-and-cactushttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetrobloggingLA/~3/277263593/Do you, or someone you know, have a duck pond in the Miracle Mile area? Did you, or someone you know, lose a mama duck and her 11 ducklings? Because as I was just walking up Genesee toward 8th (north of Olympic), I happened upon the gang trying to ...Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:16:34 GMThttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetrobloggingLA/~3/277263593/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetrobloggingLA/~3/276564884/I have a pretty strong stomach. I can handle roller coasters, the open sea, and blood, and while the smell of vomit slows me down, it doesn’t knock me over. But this has me frighteningly close to blowing chunks. As “Not An Animal Activist” passionately ...Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:54:24 GMThttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetrobloggingLA/~3/276564884/Antonio Villaraigosahttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetrobloggingLA/~3/265772953/So, you taught her how to sit pretty, speak, and shake. Now what do you do with your well-mannered mutt? Talent competition, obviously! Non-profit dog rescue group Life4Paws is hosting their first annual “Spring Follies” event on Saturday, April 19, ...Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:19:04 GMThttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetrobloggingLA/~3/265772953/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetrobloggingLA/~3/265765885/Many moons ago, when I was in my early twenties, I got “discovered” while pumping gas. A slimy guy in a three piece suit told me I had “spunk,” asked if I’d ever done any “acting,” gave me his card, and told me to call him when I was “ready.” Man, I ...Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:48:49 GMThttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetrobloggingLA/~3/265765885/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetrobloggingLA/~3/264830405/During my freshman year of college in Oregon, I brought a friend home for his first-ever LA visit. He told me he’d be satisfied if he saw one of two things: A hooker, or a celebrity. I’m proud to say that I was able to produce both. (Courtney Cox was ...Sun, 06 Apr 2008 02:22:53 GMThttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetrobloggingLA/~3/264830405/Gwen StefaniGavin Rossdale