Entries from June 2010

Monday, June 14th, 2010

Coca Cola And Commercial Capitalism

In the hands of the inventor, John Pemberton, Coca Cola was nothing but a hopeless fomula in the hands of a tragic pharmacist; with the help of Asa Chandler, it became a household name. Everybody was talking about the cola soda so much that people wanted it to drink while they fought in Wars. And [...]

Sunday, June 13th, 2010

Do You Know What Parabens Are?

For start, they are probably one of the few ingredients in make-up left that a person doesn’t need a degree in chemistry to pronounce. They are used in cosmetic products (i.e. lotions, soaps, astringents, deodorants and antiperspirants to name a few) to make them have a longer shelf life, and since they somewhat act as [...]

Saturday, June 12th, 2010

Woodstock: 69 to 99

“Vietnam, peace, love and sharing” was the theme of the original Woodstock complimented the harmonious nature of emotional companionship and brotherhood. The line up was a musical orgy of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Santana, and the Credence Clearwater Revival; if someone decided to attend this historically costless event, they were motivated by [...]

Friday, June 11th, 2010

Printers print with “Soink”

Or soy-based ink, which could be the money-green alternative to petroleum based products in the near future. As America scrambles to replace all and any product that uses oil in its manufacture, creative minds have been hard at work, growing ink for The San Francisco Chronicle (though this may merely reflect the state law “thou [...]

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

Justin Bieber And a Teen Tsunami in Sydney

Justin Bieber was repsonsible for a tsunami of teens at Sydney’s Circular Quay, where thousands of them gathered to see the talentless bobble-head yammer off a few more songs that he didn’t write. The pop sensation has caused children to trample over one another like wild wildebeast – just imagine if your father moufassah went [...]

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

Coca-Cola and the War on Terror

On July 5, 2005, The Coca-Cola Company once again penetrated the county of Iraq, which for long held a stiff arm toward The United States of America. Amongst a tumultuous War on Terror, another behemoth in the beverage industry, could once again compete for the millions of potential customers – who right now drink Pepsi, [...]

Monday, June 7th, 2010

iStrainGuide 1.5 Update

So, I got the buzz on the istrainguide update – and spoke to some people to understand what is taking so long. As it turns out, they had to make minor adjustments, and then they turned it in again. Apparently you can’t use the word iphone in your descriptions.
In a nutshell, the update is done [...]