This is a way cool music video that uses Mac OS X as the set or stage for the video. You have to see it to fully appreciate. It looks like it took a lot of work to create. It was made by a digital filmmaker named Dennis Liu. The song is by the The Bird And The Bee and is called "Again & Again".
Last Friday night I watched the latest Marvel comic superhero inspired movie "Iron Man" and I was not disappointed. From the special effects to the sound track, this is a very well done movie. The story line was predictable, but the dialogue was clever and witty and the acting superb. Robert Downey, Jr. is cast as billionaire playboy genius weapons developer who has a change of heart and becomes a smart mouth hero in a cool looking metallic body that can fly at supersonic speeds and fire missiles. Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Hill and an almost unrecognizable Jeff Bridges are in the movie too. The 2 hours and six minutes went by pretty quickly and left the audience wanting more which will surely follow in a sequel or two. As for technology and gadgetry, 077's Q would be envious. Even Tony Stark's 3D halographic computer interface complete with virtual trash can for deleting files is cool. A lot of attention was paid to the details in every part of this film.
Find out more about the movie at Yahoo's Movie web site.
I was shopping in Whole Foods the other week and remembered I needed deodorant. Normally I use Mennen, but Whole Foods does not carry that brand. Instead I discovered Tom's of Maine's line of deodorants. I knew of Tom's toothpaste, but I did not know that they made deodorant.
One of the items that struck me was that the deodorant is chemical free and uses hops to control bacteria growth which causes the bad odor in the first place and not the sweat like some peple wrongly believe. I used to brew my own beer and know about hops, the cone shaped flower that gives beer it's bitterness which balances out the sweetness of the barely malt. It's use is two fold: adds flavor and acts as a preservative. One of the hoppiest types of beers is I.P.A. or India Pale Ale. It gets it names from the fact that it was originally specially brewed in England for transport around the great horn of Africa (this was in the days before the Suez canal) to India. Extra hops were added to keep it fresh upon it's arrival months later in India. You can still find the popular style made by many microbreweries today and is one of my favorites.
In addition to the use of hops, Tom’s of Maine signed a contract in 2005 that will convert 100% of their electricity consumption to wind energy supplied by Green-e, a certified, nationally recognized symbol of independently verified renewable energy. This contract will eliminate production of 1.5 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions annually—the equivalent of planting 214 acres of trees!
Tom's also participates in or promotes a number of other environmental and recycling practices and policies, but does the deodorant work? Well, so far so good. I tried the lemongrass fragrance, which smells quite pleasant and I have not had any complaints from my wife or co-workers.
I like the fact that Tom's uses natural ingredients and makes the most of technology in not only producing their products, but insuring that they are recyclable and using renewable forms of energy to produce them. They are successful at doing it and I hope more companies will follow their example. Now I'm going to give Tom's toothpaste a try.
