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Here’s a brief article from BusinessWeek about Bionade, a soft drink that is organic, brewed, tasty and very popular in Germany.

I want some. Perhaps I’d like the ginger-orange flavor best.

Sports: In Hawai’i, it’s possible to watch some of the events live. However, the prime time events are still shown in prime time, 10 or more hours after they happened. How do US Web sites handle the time difference when reporting Olympic news? Some sites keep the news off of the home page. Well, at least I can wear any kind of shoes, eat a pizza and drink Pepsi while I’m watching.

From a joking friend:

Thanks to all my friends who sent me such important emails in 2003 and 2004! It’s so wonderful that you included me in your quest to inform! Because of all of you:

I stopped drinking Coca-Cola after I found out that it’s good for removing toilet stains.

I stopped going to the movies for fear of sitting on a needle infected with AIDS.

I smell awful, but thank goodness I stopped using deodorant because they cause cancer.

I don’t leave my car in any parking lot even though I sometimes have to walk about seven blocks, for fear that someone might drug me with a perfume sample and then try to rob me.

I also stopped answering the phone for fear that they will ask me to dial a stupid number and then I get a phone bill from hell with calls to Uganda, Singapore and Tokyo.

I stopped consuming several foods for fear that the estrogen they contain may turn me gay.

I also stopped drinking anything out of a can for fear that I will get sick from the rat feces and urine.

When I go to parties, I now don’t mix with anybody, for fear that someone will take my kidneys and leave me taking a nap in a bathtub full of ice.

I went bankrupt from bounced checks that I made, expecting the $15,000 that Microsoft and AOL were supposed to send me when I participated in their special e-mail program.

It’s weird, though, that my new free cell phone never arrived, and neither did the passes for my paid vacation to Disney. But I am positive that all this is because of the chain I broke or forgot to follow and I got a curse from hell.

If you don’t send this e-mail to at least 1200 people in the next ten seconds, a bird will crap on you today at 7:00 PM.

Tech: Jeff Maurone has a long, fawning post on his dinner at Bill Gates’ home. I’m sure Jeff will stay at Microsoft and change the world… after he drinks enough of their Kool-Aid.

USA: Krispy Kreme introduces glazed doughnut frozen beverage - Jul. 21, 2004: It’s official. Krispy Kreme has been overrun by the idiots in marketing. Please note: I like to eat my donuts, not drink them! Update: Krispy Kreme opened on Maui in January. I’ve seen no word on the inevitable Honolulu locations yet. As I recall, a KK franchisee needs to open 3 locations in their territory. But I did see a Jaycee fundraiser last Saturday at the Safeway: 1 dozen for $15, 5 dozen for $50. And they weren’t even close to being hot! Madness! Sheer madness! “Once the fried dough embodiment of hot and fresh, Krispy Kreme has transformed its original glazed doughnut into a new frozen beverage for summer. The chain introduced a new line of frozen drinks Wednesday, including frozen original kreme — a drinkable version of the company’s signature doughnut — raspberry, latte and double chocolate. Customers can also add coffee to the kreme and double chocolate.”