Every dot is special in its shape, color and texture. But the fun is a “jar-full” of dots.. enjoy

Oil Spill info:

The Mexican Gulf oil spill is one of the most alarming oil spills that has ever happened. Not only is it large, it is also very difficult to contain and stop. This is an interactive website that counts with the second the amount of catastrophe that is taking place right now.

Mother Nature Network has mentioned in one of its articles a list of the 5 worst Oil Spills in the history

1. The Gulf War = 360,000,000 gallons (about 100x the current BP spill)
2. Ixtoc 1 = 138,000,000 gallons
3. Atlantic Empress = 90,000,000 gallons
4. Nowruz Oil Spill = 80,000,000 gallons
5. Exxon Valdez = 10,800,000 gallons

according to the source.

Daimen Walter’s Latest adventures:

How Happy are people in Various Countries – Infographics

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Stationary of Horor:

The design won several awards.  Yes it is “brutal” in its own way but from a designing perspective and attention to details.. i like it.Details about the work are here

Tylenol Recall:

FDA Found Bacteria in Ingredients for Recalled Tylenol, Benadryl

Bacterial contamination has been found in ingredients used to make the liquid cold and allergy products for children that were recalled Friday by drug giant McNeil Consumer Healthcare, according to a report issued late Tuesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

McNeil had received 46 consumer complaints of foreign substances in its products, the FDA said.

In mid-April, the FDA began its inspection of the plant and found “numerous deficiencies in the way products were manufactured and the way the manufacturing process for those products was controlled,” Autor said. The inspection process finished Friday.

These deficiencies included poor manufacturing practices and failure to maintain proper facilities and procedures for testing drugs, Autor said.

According to the agency report, some of the raw materials used to make products such as liquid Tylenol, Tylenol Plus, Motrin, Zyrtec and Benadryl were found to be contaminated with as yet-unknown bacteria.

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Thank You Notes:

Leah Dieterich started a blog where she would post “THANK YOU” notes to the most random things that could cross your mind. This is her way of expressing gratitude as she mentioned in her blog. You won’t get bored checking it out.

Install Apps That Aren’t Available in

your Country’s iTunes Store

A step by step tutorial from Digital Inspiration on how to install itunes applications from a different country.  You’d find another link here in Shufflegazine discussing the same thing. Haven’t tried it yet, but will give it a shot.

Levi’s Integrates Facebook’s Like Button On Their Own Site

Now if you shopt at Levi’s, you would find a new plug in integrated which is a facebook “like” option.  Realizing the importance of using social networks, Levis took a smart stand and integrated this plugin in their eshop.

the press release:
The Levi’s® bcbmrand today announced at Facebook’s f8 conference the introduction of an innovative new way to shop for jeans online. With the launch, the Levi’s® brand is among the first companies to integrate with Facebook’s new Social Plugins. The Levi’s® brand will provide shoppers with an interactive, customized shopping experience on levi.com (based on consumers’ “Likes”), information about “Top-Liked” products across consumers’ networks, and an easy way to find and share relevant Levi’s® products.

Here you can find other websites that integrated facebook in their websites

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Coca Cola Lite’s different designs

Lately as you have read, Coco Cola Lite got its new “haute cauture” design by Carl Lagerfield who designed the bottle

but what is even more interesting is the different designs (& designers) that have had the chance to design for Coca Cola Lite

Roberto Cavali:

Blumarine and Etro

Fendi and Ferretti:

Limited edition Coca-Cola Light bottle by Baum and Pferdgarten that was released exclusively in Copenhagen during the 2010 Copenhagen Fashion Week:

This bottle was masterminded by graphic designer & curator Jiang Hua.  The project was to join “East with West”.  The horizontal red patterns are actually stylized Chinese characters for the world Coca Cola.  A soundtrack was created as well named “Be It All” and was written by the singer songwriter Jes.  She said she was inspired by the maze like quality of the bottle’s design

http://www.coca-cola.com/we8

if it’s hip then it’s here

“Best if used by Freegans” a documentary by St. Michelle students

St. Michael’s college students’ film showcases ‘freegan’ lifestyle.  A one hour documentary that featured freegans “people who rummage through dumpsters in search of discarded, but still edible, food items.”

Carolyn Smith, one of the filmmakers, said that when she took to the streets with freegans in New York City and Burlington, Vermont, she expected to see garbage bins filled with the likes of half-eaten pizzas.

Instead, she was amazed by “the amount of good stuff” that was pulled from the trash, including fresh fruit and vegetables, intact eggs in cartons, and packaged foods (some of it not yet past the sell-by date), all of it tossed out by various food markets and eateries. slashfood

A very interesting read especially thinking of hygeine and safety and issues like that, but then it makes you think twice of the blessings you have in life. The blessing of having clean food three times a day.

What’s most baffling is why anyone would risk getting sick. Freegans say they trust their senses, and they pay attention to expiration dates on packages they pull out.

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Wheels of Nutrition:

When you have kids, or sometimes when you need to watch your diet, it is very important to remember that food is not just Carbs. A matter of fact, you need to know your portions of the nutrients.

Designers Rui Pereira and Hafsteinn Juliusson, have created a collection of dining plates for HAF, that reminds us of the fundamental values of healthy eating

Explanatory, made of ceramic, and colorful. Hopefully they will do the job in maintaining the right nutrients in your bodies

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A Last Dot:

Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better.
Martin Luther King, Jr.