The expression “add insult to injury” means to make a bad situation even worse. Its use dates back to Ancient Greece, appearing in Aesop’s fable The Bald Man and the Fly. In the story, a fly bites a man on the head, and the man slaps himself so hard he hurts himself. The fly then mocks the man: “You want to avenge an insect’s sting with death; what will you do to yourself, who have added insult to injury?”

Swansons Nursery is a gardening center, gift store, and cafe located in Seattle, Washington. During the Christmas season of 2010, Swansons Nursery hosted a festive Santa Claus and animal meet and greet. Among the featured animals included the reindeers Dasher, Blitzen, and Jingle as well as Curley the camel and Moe the miniature donkey.

Why are we afraid of the dark? Whether or not there is a definitive answer, it's true that there have been many light bringers in human history. The invention of street lamps, for example, made city streets visible in the night.

Animals feature heavily in Asian folk art. In the lion dance, a mask is held in front of the face of the lead dancer, who is followed in a line by subsequent dancers covered by a cloth "body".

AIGA is nationwide professional association of designers. The organization was founded in 1914 New York City, and has since grown to over 70 chapters and 15,000 members. AIGA publishes journals, puts on exhibitions, and does professional advocacy for designers and the design industry.

Drawing from handcrafted patchwork as well as the color-blocking traditions from Islamic tile work, mosaic and kaleidoscope prints continue to be fashionable modern styles.

Philosopher Rene Decartes wrote "I think, therefore I am." Here we have a similarly philosophical phrase "I am. Are you?"

Domestic cattle are bred and kept for dairy production worldwide. Cow milk makes up most of world dairy production, with major milk producers being the United States, India and Brazil.

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