http://www.xsgear.com/xsnation/ XS Nation Blog http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Argotic Syndication Framework 2008.0.2.0, http://www.codeplex.com/Argotic "When we give up control over our lives to an alien entity, we lose our right to self-determination. We either choose to engage and become proactive about potential threats or we suffer the consequences we allow to happen to us." To anyone who has been a member of XS Nation for any significant length of time, it shouldn't come as a surprise to know that the above excerpt is from a commentary penned in the last week by XS Energy Drink co-founder David Vanderveen. In the piece, with references to... http://www.xsgear.com/xsnation/post.aspx?pid=846614b9-a7fa-446b-b2f1-07422d5307eb XS Nation XS Energy Drinks has always been proud to be associated with James Pribram. Now we're humbled, to boot. For years, Pribram has headed--and XS has supported--the Eco-Warrior Project. The initiative aims to show people how they can contribute to environmental solutions on issues like water quality and protecting endangered reefs and wildlife. To that list you can add "life-saver," on the heels of Pribram's heroics earlier this month in Laguna Beach, California. His alert response to Maira Khan's... http://www.xsgear.com/xsnation/post.aspx?pid=1620c1dc-2acd-4ec5-bbd0-66cbdb5fefcb XS Nation XS Energy Drinks continues to grow its business in support of Amway and IBO/distributor businesses. Sometimes growth comes in the form of a new product or new training materials to help members of the XSNation connect with a variety of prospective customers or potential business partners. And other times, it's expansion into another market. Other times, growth expands into entirely new Amway markets. Last week XS was officially released for sale by Amway Japan. With the recent tsunami and... http://www.xsgear.com/xsnation/post.aspx?pid=9e7d73fd-e81c-4a54-864f-06bc769d0508 XS Nation Taurine gets an unfair rap, and much of it is misplaced fear and urban myths that have grown to monstrous proportions. Here are three things you probably didn’t know about taurine: It possesses many beneficial qualities, such as shuttling fatty acids into the heart, ultimately helping athletic performance and recovery. It is already being produced in our body. Because of its key role in neurological development, it is required in infant formulas. Here’s another thing about taurine—as... http://www.xsgear.com/xsnation/post.aspx?pid=61bccc8f-796d-4e33-976a-31e49c8565cd XS Nation What do automobiles, cellular telephones and energy drinks have in common? All have been targeted, often hysterically, as banes to our existence, threats to our welfare and, well, just all-around societal menaces. So the latest slams on energy drinks as perilous to health, part of the insatiable news culture's doom-and-gloom rotation, will eventually fade. Today's noise becomes tomorrow's background music. Just the same, it's gratifying to see some clear-eyed sanity enter into the dialogue... http://www.xsgear.com/xsnation/post.aspx?pid=13a27286-c181-4118-ab0b-c4de917395dc XS Nation