Archive for May, 2008
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Starbucks Fights Cavities
It might seem counterintuitive. They do carry 15 flavors of sugary syrups and a variety of powdered sugars and fats ready to be liquified and sucked down. But they have another weapon up their little corporate sleeves: Starbucks After Coffee Chewing Gum. Available in four flavors, the gum is sugarless, and [...]
Popularity: 8% [?]
9 Comments » - Posted in Food Review, Science, Technology by Claire D
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Puerto Rico: The 51st State?
Last week I learned something that I had never been privy to: Puerto Ricans have the opportunity to vote in the United States Presidential Primaries. This comes as a fairly huge surprise to me as I was unaware that Puerto Rico was even a state in these United States. Why should [...]
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1 Comment » - Posted in Babeled, Current Events, Politics by Gregory Rineberg
Sunday, May 25th, 2008
David Ortiz as Babe Ruth?
Allan Huber “Bud” Selig, Jr., beleaguered commissioner of Major League Baseball, is at it again. The great overseer of the steroid era himself is advocating a special promotion which would feature David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox, calling his home run a la Babe Ruth during the Home Run Derby. This proposed [...]
Popularity: 9% [?]
5 Comments » - Posted in Current Events, Sports by Greg Molyneux
Sunday, May 25th, 2008
Kettlebell Training
The summer season is upon us, and if you’re looking for a quick way to get your body in beach shape, then you are in trouble. It’s already too late. But, you can still start now and you will be looking and feeling progressively better over the course of the summer.
What are Kettlebells?
Kettlebells are basically [...]
Popularity: 5% [?]
No Comments » - Posted in Exercise by Jason Morgan
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
Can Guitar Hero Prepare You For The Real Thing?
I’ve been playing a real guitar for about nine years.
As a self-taught guitarist I’ve been forced to explore all different avenues of learning just to compensate for the guidance that would have come had I sought a seasoned teacher.
When attempting to learn any musical instrument the fundamental element that needs to be mastered is rhythm. [...]
Popularity: 8% [?]
11 Comments » - Posted in Babeled, Entertainment by Andrew Blanco
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Properly Storing Your Motorcycle for the Winter
Take it from a man who literally just had to have the dealership come and pick his motorcycle up so that they could work on it to get the thing started: properly storing your motorcycle for the winter is of utmost importance.
Last Fall I took my Honda 919 to my parents’ house and left it [...]
Popularity: 9% [?]
6 Comments » - Posted in Babeled, Technology by Jason Morgan
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Congress Uses Big Oil as Scapegoat
Congress is once again trying to utilize the private sector as a scapegoat for the undesirable effects of poor policy and governance. Today, Executives from five major energy companies were grilled by Congress amidst the clamor of the American public on rising oil prices. Unfortunately, given the tone I have been reading in [...]
Popularity: 19% [?]
6 Comments » - Posted in Business, Current Events, Energy, Politics by Jason Morgan
Monday, May 19th, 2008
The Real Indiana Jones: Hiram Bingham III
With the fourth installment of the Indiana Jones series set to release this Thursday, there has been much hype and anticipation surrounding the movie. Will it be good? Will it be bad? Well I don’t know, you’ll have to watch it and let me know. However, recently I heard that [...]
Popularity: 10% [?]
9 Comments » - Posted in Entertainment, History by Gregory Rineberg
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
How one Man’s Experience of Milking Cows in Vermont led to an Academic Excellence
Last Thursday, the Allan Shawn Feinstein Graduate School at Johnson & Wales University held its 24th Graduation Ceremony. For me, it’s was my fourth experience, as I have attended four universities on three different continents where I have met so many friends from around the globe. This time, I was awarded with an MBA in [...]
Popularity: 7% [?]
1 Comment » - Posted in Babeled by Oren Gulasa
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Video Game Review: Grand Theft Auto 4
Although I have never been a giant fan of the Grand Theft Auto games, I have played a few and I say that this latest GTA is a gem. Usually when I have played GTA in the past I was left dissatisfied about what I had actually accomplished in the game and never really [...]
Popularity: 10% [?]
