Social Media

How many of you have seen The Social Network? If you haven’t, you should. It’s a movie about the founders of Facebook and the drama that came with it. It’s amazing to see how what started off as a simple website has exploded into what it is today. This movie is proof that social media is at an all time high.



Social media is on a rise as billions are being connected worldwide. Don't miss out on the growing opportunity to interact with others.

So make sure you follow our social media sites if you haven’t already done so!

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Perseids Meteor Shower

Isn't it always a coincidence to see a meteor show int he movies or on tv like it's a once in a lifetime event? Well meteor showers happen more often than you think.

In 2010 there are actually seven visible meteor showers; the next one is Perseids.

Perseids is scheduled for the night of August 12 to early morning. The best times for tonight's meteor shower will be anytime after midnight.

If you are in a city, try to get away from all the lights. The meteor shower can be best seen away from all the lights that glow and actually brighten up the sky.

If you can't catch tonight's meteor shower don't fret! The next scheduled shower is set for October 21.

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X Games 16 and U.S. Open of Surfing this Summer!!

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Here at Botanical Wisdom, we like extreme sports, and it doesn't get much better for extreme sports than the X Games and the U.S. Open of Surfing, both going down this summer 2010!

X Games 16:
From July 29 to August 1, you can experience the 16th annual action sports event in downtown L.A. between the STAPLES Center, Nokia Theatre, the Los Angeles Coliseum and L.A. LIVE. X-Games 16 will mark the seventh consecutive event in the Los Angeles area. What makes this the best X Games is the 31 hours of live HD programming on ESPN and ESPN2 which will be airing over four days. ESPN3.com will also be offering online viewing and nightly updates of course on ESPN Sportcenter! X Games 16 will feature: Moto X, Rally Car racing, Skateboarding, and BMX riding. Some keynote athletes include: Bob Burnquist, Bucky Lasek, Ken Block, Travis Pastrana, Scotty Cranmer and many more!


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U.S. Open of Surfing:
The nine-day event takes place from July 31 through August 8th in Huntington Beach, California. The U.S. Open of Surfing 2010 is once again showcasing elite athletes, fashion and music with over 50 years of competitive surfing history at the famed Huntington Beach Pier. The U.S. Open of Surfing is presented by Hurley, Nike 6.0 and Converse who will host 500 world-class athletes and expects to bring in more than 500,000 spectators over the nine day event. Surfing's biggest names will be at Surfing's biggest event!

BW is a FIFA fan !

FUTBOL! Better known as soccer here in the states. If you don't know what FIFA is, then you've probably been living under a rock with Patrick and Sponge Bob in Bikini Bottom. The Federation Internationale de Football Association's World Cup, which is being held in South Africa, has been going on since June 11 and ends on July 11. The competition is currently down to the quarter finals from a round of 16, with 8 teams left. Those 8 teams are Argentina vs Germany, Paraguay vs Spain, Uruguay vs Ghana and Netherlands vs Brazil. Soccer is by far one of the more popular sports around the world.





Here are some FIFA 2010 World Cup related interesting facts :

22,000 jobs were created during the construction of the football stadiums

415,000 were indirectly created due to the World Cup event

There are a total of 10 stadiums built for the round of 16 competition

The Cape Town Stadium costs the most of the 10 stadiums, at $600 Million

The Soccer City stadium is known to be the largest stadium in Africa and has been built specifically to host football matches. It can accommodate the most fans at 94,700 seats.

The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930.

The youngest player to play in a World Cup match was Northern Ireland's Norman Whiteside against Yugoslavia in 1982. He was 17 years, 41 days old.

A total of 200 teams entered the race for one of the 31 places at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.

FIFA World Cup 2010 is being anticipated as the most viewed and broad casted sports event in history.

The BP Oil Spill. How you can help !

The BP (one of the largest energy companies) oil spill is THE biggest spill to date in the Gulf of Mexico since 1980. The oil well is a mile deep, and has now leaked approximately 140.6 million gallons and still counting. Although, it is not the biggest oil spill in history, any oil spill is destructive in so many ways.





Red flags can be found all over the Gulf Coast, warning beach goers not to swim or touch the contaminated waters. Streaks of oil can be seen near the Florida coast, with occasional lumps of oil washing up on the Pensacola shore. The oil spill have taken away the simple things in life, from letting kids play and swim at the beach, to leisure fishing off the shore.

But on a more serious note, the spill has taken the lives of 11 workers back in April, when a rig blew up. A tremendous heartache and loss to friends and family. Not many people realize it, but fishing is a huge industry. Many have been gravely effected financially because fishing is their only source of income, which then takes a toll on family and marriages. Just like past oil spills, this disaster will take a toll economically, mentally and emotionally on many.



[Reuters, Gardener, http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-49821020100701]


Currently, there have been relief efforts on cleaning up oil on land and in water. Big vessels, such as the one dubbed as "A Whale," are out in the ocean scooping up the contaminated water and pouring out clear and clean water. This process is called oil skimming. On shore and off shore efforts are still strong and continuous, but not all efforts have shown to be 100% effective. BP and various organizations are working hard to come up with new solutions everyday.





How can you help? A number of organizations are recruiting volunteers. CNN has an article listing a number of organizations. Click here to check it out, you're bound to find an organization you may want to volunteer for.

[photos courtesy via google images, keyword search bp oil spill]

BW in Whole Foods Magazine!

Whole Foods Magazine releases an article summing up the success of this past June's natural products tradeshow. Botanical Wisdom's head of public relations, Jostin Munar, had the honor of being featured in the article commenting on what it was like being a first time exhibitor.

First time exhibiting company Botanical Wisdom indicated the event was “was an extremely productive show for us,” according to Jostin Munar, head of public relations. Commenting on the show’s size, he stated “It was a welcome change of pace and place being at a smaller show without the hustle and bustle of the public that traditionally accompanies public show. At this show, we had the opportunity to really spend time with our guests while they were at our booth. Giving the attendees a great time at the show and our booth is just as important as us having a good showing.

(Whole Foods Magazine July 2010, Natural MarketPlace, World Tea Expo, NutriCosmetic Summit Unite in Vegas)




Click here to read the whole article.

Thank you to WholeFoodsMagazine.com for the coverage!

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