Energy drink is extremely popular in today’s world.  Not only athlete need energy drinks to make them more energetic, but also students, especially universities students are really dependable on those drinks because its help them to pull an all nighter and stay enthusiastic.  There has been a huge increase in the energy drink consuming market.  According to the a study published in the journal Pediatrics shows that in 2003, 16% of teens drink energy drink regularly.  However, till 2008, the number increases to 35%.  Studies also shows that 50% of the university students consume energy drink one to five a month.   There has been a lot of arguments against the use of the energy drinks in many countries, but there is still no regulation towards the average age users.

Caffeine is the major ingredient in those drink, and it is widely known that access use of Caffeine will lead to various fatal deseases， like heart stroke, high blood pressure and sudden death.  A cup of 6.5 oz coffee contains 120 mg of caffeine, but the same amount of red bull would contain 250 mg of caffeine.  The ratio is bit too shocking here.   Many decades ago, Canada was the very few country that banded the use of caffeine to non-cola drinks, but today, there is no limitation or any regulation.  Health Canada declares that ” And ultimately, that is the role of Health Canada, based on the best information available at the time. And safety is the basis of their recommendation.”   So it leads people to wonder that is “Free Trade” really bring people with product on behalf of their health? or merely on the benefits of government benefits.

Besides the major ingredient Caffeine, there is a large amount of sugar too.  The studies shows that a bottle of 6 oz energy drink contains 34g of sugar, and an adult’ recommended amount of sugar is 30 grams daily. The fact is we are still consuming other foods, which means we will have a large overuse of daily 4 to 6 times.

Sources from:  http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/01/01/health/Inside-the-Energy-Drinks.html

                            http://healthland.time.com/2013/02/04/whats-in-your-energy-drink/

Whenever the Apple introduces a new product, there is always a stir. Some customers are particularly obsessed with buying the  latest technology product, even the fact is most of the time they do not really need them but rather just the desire to show them.  I believe sometimes, an apple product is an identification of your taste, your wealth and your life attitudes.  People from developed wealthy countries might not agree with me on this.  However, I feel there is a lot of time that people would judge you based on the phone and the laptop that your are using.  In a word, people choose to use Apple products, not only because they are easy to use and very convenient, but also is a way to differiate themselves, and a way to show wealth.

A recent rumor said that the apple company is planning to release Iphone6 this year. A big difference is that this time they would make two versions of Iphone. One is made of metal, the same material that have been applied on the previous  generations. Meanwhile, the apple will also introduce another  version, which will has the exact look as the metal one, but it would be made of sustainable plastic.  This price difference would be about 100 Canadian Dollars. Although Apple is aiming at a broader global market  here, especially targeting cell phone users from developing countries,such as India and China.  However my personal opinion on this is that Apple is being too ambitious here, and the result of that might cause a downfall to the company annual profit.   The reason that some luxurious brand offer exclusive edition items is because people with certain social status do not want to wear the same attire, or the same bags which you always see on the street. They want to be classified into a special group.  Same reasoning applied to the apple’s Iphone6 here. If Apple finally launch a product that the majority of the people could afford on the planet, there is nothing special about Iphone then.  Iphone will be just like a nothing special mobile  phone, gradually other electronic brands, such as Samsung, which is already competing with the Apple fiercely in the global market，might be the winner in this game.

Source: http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/431010/20130204/iphone-6-5s-release-date-rumors-specs.htm#.URILUFq1Yp0