tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91973401064787096952012-02-01T12:33:38.416-08:00<b>Advocating life happiness and social improvement with articles, tips and resources.<br> Corporate government, the environment, consumerism, health and poverty.</b>Grampa Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450075695295090401noreply@blogger.comBlogger1031100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197340106478709695.post-73692465018025639332012-01-01T06:28:00.000-08:002012-02-01T12:33:38.438-08:00

The intensely marketed credit business is a big mean money making machine. Feb 2012  Credit card companies are lined up for those account interest charges and have conscripted retailers to join the pack. With so many businesses involved and competing for the same loan interest profits, costs have escalated and in some areas ethics have nose dived. Borrowing is a necessary part of living for

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2061 was another happy and peaceful year. Surely this will enter the history books as a time of widespread prosperity, love and happiness for all in this world. The continuing social improvements each year have meant so much; like the recent one hour reduction in the work week to 20 hours. This has helped personally in our expansion of the blueberries section of our garden, and of course

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Tis the Season to Consume, to Waste and Spoil. December 2011 Unless you should choose to do otherwise, for the well being of the world and for you and yours. Consumerism: The continuing desire to acquire more and better goods and services. The belief that an accumulation and consumption of more than is needed demonstrates success and achieves happiness. Procuring material excesses in order to

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Grampa Ken muses on social ills, consumerism and values, happiness and the good life. If this is the era of plenty and so much for so many, why are millions living in poverty or starving? As we gobble up natural resources and dump massive amounts of waste into our environment, why do we work so hard at competing for yet more of so much? That we don't need! Why are the big free enterprise

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Or Article, Journal, Book Writing Using A Blog Program Edit, rewrite and re-post your existing work into a website of articles or future book. First of all the frustrations of maintaining a blog on the internet. There is a big difference in blogs that present articles rather than news stories. News items just keep on coming and are interesting to readers primarily when they are current, then

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Mental stress: worry, anger, fear and such have become a condition of life for so many in our quickened society, and has increased significantly in recent years.Anguish may be tormenting us in these worrisome times even though we may have significant personal income and material possessions. In some instances it can be so serious that we cannot function properly from day to day, leaving us with

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The Corporate Managed SocietyAs commercial power and influence continue to strengthen and spread throughout the world many democratic governments are moving from their intended purpose of servants to their people. Citizen discontent is on the rise, and if the trend is allowed to continue in this manner, long term serious negative implications lie ahead for the world and its

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Credit union concepts and business principles are not very common in our commercial experiences today. Yet they are such a good example of how consumers ought to be treated.In contrast to some of my banking experiences I have always found credit union staff to be friendly, knowledgeable and very up front with my interests in mind. They do exist solely to serve their members and not to pay high

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I have always loved nature and the outdoors, the clean fresh air, the plant and animal life. There are so many enjoyable things to do in this beautiful scenic environment and so much of it is free and waiting.As a city kid in summer I would head out of town on many Saturday mornings on my bicycle with my school buddy. After two days of fly fishing we would return Sunday evening tired, hungry and

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Consumers are frustrated shoppers when they purchase poor products or disappointing services, particularly if the marketing has not been entirely truthful. The irritations rise when consumers attempt to resolve the problem with the retailer or manufacturer and are unable to get any satisfaction; not unusual in today's shopping experience.Where is the customer relations department? The good will?

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A Society of Greed?Is this the era of greed or has it always had such popularity? We have widespread corporate political, personal and consumer greed and it is well presented in government and in our shopping environment - on both sides. We only need to turn on the TV to see it in the programs, advertising, sports and the news. It is also scattered throughout our social lives as we share

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Will these past several decades be recorded as the time of a horrible exploitation of people's health for the purpose of corporate profit? Will these generations be remembered for the times when thousands of people died daily from malnutrition and hunger - while so many others lived shortened unhealthy lives - from obesity?It will be difficult to comprehend as it is even now. We in the most

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With all the advances and innovations made in production, technology and commerce, we in the world's most prosperous societies should all be living the easy life, satisfied and very happy.Not so! Lifestyles today are commonly filled with overwork, anxieties and stress with daily routines that take up just too much of our days. There is an ongoing personal struggle to allocate hours between money

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Best of self-help quotations dealing with stress, anger, worry, fear. Positive tips on living healthfully, confidently, happily, peacefully. Good ideas for life in just a few words from Grampa's personal collection of popular sayings, selected from tens of thousands, tuned to his needs over a lot of years. Quotes generally can be very dull just because there are so many. Some are trite, stale

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The wasteful production and consumption of oversized houses, cars, meals, services... have created over-sized headaches for society and the world.The big roomy house requiring comfortable transportation to and from the suburbs has been one of the costliest detriments to sensible social development.There is an increase in life stresses to earn more to obtain products and services that are more

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Television viewers might best be called consumers. At one time television in the living room was a place for the family to get together to watch a family program, and the choices were quite limited. Since then it has 'progressed' in such a way that huge amounts of programming are now directed at different segments of the family. As a result most of it is not watched as a group and may be viewed

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Bullying is a hateful act by disturbed individuals.Being victimized by bullies can be so hurtful and harmful. But there is help. For you or for someone you know the following could be a first consideration.There is nothing wrong with you just as you are.There is something very wrong with their actions.Others have survived this torture and so will you.If you are a victim there is help to get you

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Commerce and consumption and social stress near the limit? There has been some talk of a financial bubble that is strained considerably and about to burst. Perhaps like previous occurrences when commerce and markets were pushed too high by investment and business recklessness. They then slumped and later returned to a more normal trend line. While we may again repeat that cycle there is also

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The Automobile: Profit and status, waste and pollution.What a mess cars are making of our beautiful natural world as they spread fumes and noise into once serene surroundings. In their production and usage, cars chew up Mother Nature's resources at an increasing rate. All in the name of progress.Originally used as basic transportation for home and business the car has become much more since the

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At some time in the future the world's bloated affluent societieswill be much simpler and a more enjoyable place to exist. Social 'progress' today relies primarily on commercial growth and consumer over-consumption to expand. So many of us are totally tuned in to this continuing socio-economic routine and the young appear lined up for a life of the same. In the richer regions of the world it is

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The lifestyles of families and children are changing as exercise and activities in the fresh outdoor air decline.As a kid I couldn't finish supper quickly enough so that I could go outdoors to play softball in the vacant lot or join the street hockey out front. There were many near zero cost, fresh air activities like roasting marshmallows at the back of the lot or exploring the neighborhood with

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Advertising is everywhere. In print publications, TV commercials and infomercials, spam and junk mail, telephone marketing, product labels, massively scattered in sport venues, and increasingly into what should be our valuable public spaces.Corporate marketing is so very invasive as at every turn it can be in our faces, infiltrating through our eyes and ears and establishing residence in our

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Remove worries, guilt, bad feelings from the past.Recall and review the feel good happenings in life.Live each day well with sweet pleasant memories.Many past experiences understandably have a great influence on our lives and how we are feeling now. Sometimes that feeling is very low or painful. The good news is that in recalling past events we can select the feel good stories and feel good. It

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Top posted articles on living, the family, commerce, politics and world trends. The effects of consumerism and corporate ethics and on our values, health, happiness, human rights, and the environment.    2061 What a Wonderful Year 50 years ago they were so devoted to consuming and wasting. We are so grateful to those who demanded social improvement and a redesign of democracy for the

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Civilization along with our natural world have serious problems.Planet and social deterioration have accelerated in recent times, fueled by expanding commerce and over consumption. Driven by commerce's need for increased earnings, expansion marches on, sputtering from time to time. The predicament worsens as the buying frenzy spreads into every aspect of our lives.To what end, our insatiable

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If I had my life to live over I'd do a much better job and from an early age.I would handle the stressful situations, eliminate the worries and have much to smile about. Yet I'm very happy here and now as we should all be. If you have sufficient accommodation, food and clothing and are still weighted down with worries, tension and emptiness, a few personal positive changes could make a big

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Cunning, deception, lies. Business marketing to consumers has taken on some weird aspects that appear pointless or senseless. What's peculiar though, is that some of it must be quite effective as they commonly appear in advertisements and transactions. And worse, the pettiness often crosses the line to crass double-dealing.Trickery and deceit are some of the marketing annoyances shoppers

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Loud, repetitious and invasive television advertising is altering family life and society in a very negative way. Irritating and disturbing, or simply attention grabbing, TV commercials blast messages into the home about what we need to buy, much of which is wasteful or unhealthy. Every day morning, afternoon and evening it loudly states the terms of reference that we as a society should live

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Grampa's Ethical News TodayGovernment greedily markets lotteries and casino gambling.Little concern shown for the harm and destruction caused.Money is the root to all evil. A very old saying but how true today is this adage from the past?In these highly commercialized times, as businesses viciously connive for consumers' money, there are many varied examples of evil marketing practices. The

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Social justice is not keeping pace with world wide business expansion. As corporations expand globally the world's natural environment and so many of its people are neglected or abused.The big question: Where is government?More questions need answers.Certain foods contain additives that are known to be harmful to life.Why is the mass marketing of unhealthy products allowed? To kids?The cutting of

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Seems like unhappy and anxious times for many today as they angrily honk their horns, gulp down pills, and ram my shopping cart without comment. Some feel much worse, living with daily stress and feeling hopeless about their lives and the future.There are usually alternatives to living this way of losing precious days to anxiety; precious because at midnight these days are gone forever.

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Sickness and starvation in a world of wild consumption and great waste.What a shameful blot on this rich era in history.It is astounding and unbelievable; while we constantly strive to excessively accumulate possessions, create massive mountains of garbage, and distribute widespread pollution around the globe - a billion or more people are poor, sick or dying because of deplorable poverty.Faced

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Senior Management Position: Experienced mothers only need apply.What a great task lies ahead for the woman as she bears her child, establishing that special bond for life.So many challenges, pains and stresses are included in the demanding job description of motherhood. In this fast paced social tempest she will try her hardest and handle the difficult issues to the best of her ability, always

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Small, hard to read print with many confusing words and details are popular marketing strategies in advertising, agreements and contracts. Hiding important information from a prospective buyer can complete a sale where there would not be one, and it can save a company money when consumer dissatisfaction arises later. In short, this sly business practice is to increase profits, and in a nasty

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Only in a mean society.The marketing of cheaply produced, unhealthy junk food to kids is another blight on our prosperous society. It does not make sense: advertising and selling food products that are known to cause health problems later in life - directly to children.How is this acceptable to caring people?Where has the corporate friendship and ethic gone?Why aren't governments more concerned

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The recycling efforts of local jurisdictions or businesses can be well below what is required to adequately deal with today's grand consumption and waste.We have come quite a long way with the recycling of much of the basic, large volume acceptable materials. These easily handled everyday items are paper, cardboard, cans, glass bottles and numbered plastics. The procedure is well defined and the

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Busy hectic lifestyles are eating away at our precious time here on earth occupying us with worries and tensions. So much of society today is fast paced, difficult and impersonal. Is this self-inflicted or have we been just too well programmed?"To find the universal elements enough;to find the air and the water exhilarating;to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter...to be thrilled

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Deceptive marketing and consumer awareness information. Tips to avoid scams, rip-offs and costly bad purchases. Where is the corporate ethic going? We don't know for sure but it seems to be getting meaner each year, so consumers should be aware of shrewd marketing techniques so as to save money and avoid frustrations. We are shopping more than ever in this continuous commercial expansion of

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Commerce and society's consuming lifestyles the big natural spoiler.Consumption: damage, destruction, exhaustion, loss, ruin, waste.Interesting, synonyms for today's popular social occupation of consuming.When we read about environmental deterioration and the protective remedies required, the solutions most talked about understate the most important fact. Sure we need to protect our resources,

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Shortened life, bad design, high price - low quality, useless features. Inferior products and services are not a rarity in the marketplace today and can bring disappointment, or much distress with high cost purchases.Retail success is based on maximizing profit in the sale of goods and services. With several or more sellers competing in the same product category it takes ingenuity in the

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The world's resources are being used up at an accelerating pace resulting in great waste and massive garbage accumulation. It lies in huge dump sites and is also scattered throughout the globe on land and in seas. It spreads out as a disease, eating away at our natural surroundings.Much of the globe remains a beautiful, calming and healthy system of natural resources. The enjoyment of this

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Lies: false statements intended to deceive; untruths; falsehoods.Ad traps: legally true words intended to deceive for purpose of gain.Consumers beware the words of advertising.Commerce is a mainstay of our society today allowing us the basic necessities in life, and a standard of living much above that, for those of us who are fortunate. Advertising is the fuel used to keep this machine running;

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Misleading ads, credit scams and widespread deception.Sly contracts, unhealthy food and disinformation campaigns.Fine print, bad customer service, switch and bait selling.Price gouging, and nastiest of all - marketing to children!An arsenal of meanness is pointed at citizen consumers.The trend towards using trickery in capturing sales for increased profits has been expanding competitively for

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Store scams trick and cheat shoppers at the checkout.Retail outlets scamming consumers with mean tactics.It was another great sale and I was running a purchase through the clothing department checkout of a large retail chain store. "That item is not on sale", I was informed. This sounded familiar; anyway I needed this, paid the regular price and left.A few months later I was at the same till with

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Ways to calm and eliminate tensionswhen you and all about are so busy- overdoing too much of everything.Are you waiting for that Puerto Vallarta vacation that lies ahead? If so you could be losing many enjoyable and relaxed days waiting until you are there sitting by the pool. I hate to dampen your expectations but the holiday will only last two weeks and then it's back to the grind for 50

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Information and cautions on purchasing a new home.Marketing, inspecting, walk-through and deficiencies.For starters watch for deceptive advertising. They can nab you right at the start with words that may not mean what they seem to mean. Be cautious, and suspicious, as you would be in considering the purchase of any advertised expensive product for sale in today's marketplace. Your new home

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Donating to the poor, unhealthy and starving must be included in society's spending binge.In this world where consumption and waste are extreme while half the people live in poverty and starvation, is there any excuse for being unconcerned? The extent of poverty is not widely broadcast as are sports and entertainment, so there might be a reason for a lack of interest by so many. And other excuses

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Living successfully in the consumer rat race society.A happy successful life is much easier to acquire than a rich successful life.But wait a minute - isn't that just what we want - a HAPPY successful life?So why then do so many people strive and stress so hard to make more money?To buy more stuff!It's a hectic routine as after each acquisition sights are often immediately set on the next new or

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Is trapping children the guarantee to future business expansion?What an easy mark kids are for the big corporation when focusing on sales and profits extending into future years. Especially at an early age when they can be so easily swayed towards corporate choices of lifestyles of consumerism and the buying of certain products.Of all the unethical happenings that are transpiring to further

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One-sided and influential commercial broadcasting.Society is pretty messed up with business and consumer greed running rampant, human injustices, poverty and starvation. There are high and low end criminals and very much waste and pollution. Prevalent unhealthy lifestyles exist for so many who should be mentally and physically fit but for the daily persuasions towards harmful habits.Why does this

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Suggestions for today's life and social, stresses and worries.From a old non-pro senior who's been there and done OK.Anxious and disturbing events are happening all about and we are reminded of them daily. How can we help not being affected by distressing news on war, crime, poverty, corruption and perhaps our personal situations.We often find ourselves in very worrisome circumstances feeling

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Business and entertainment - success and ruin.Another black sore on our failing social structure?The rewards of attaining fame and fortunecan be very costly in terms of a life of happiness.It is so unfortunate when entertainers or business tycoons strive relentlessly to achieve top rating only to find themselves in the eye of a storm of stress and torment. The final results of achieving idol

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The corporate use of bully marketing has increased considerably in over the years. Shaming consumers as one way to convince them that they need certain products. As we compare our possessions with one another we tend to develop a need to belong to a certain material status and perhaps keep ahead to be really cool and admired. In competing this way with one another we travel down an unnatural

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Live, laugh, work, and learn - like children.Small kids could teach us a bit about living and enjoying each day to the fullest, if we have forgotten how.Children know how to apply determination to do what they want to do. Watch a baby learn to walk. And children know how to laugh and have fun, when some of us have lost much of humor over the past decade or more.For so many, living on a

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You too! Can make a career of lying!Cunning: skill employed in a shrewd or sly manner, as in deceiving; craftiness; guile.While this is written in 'fun', if you have been stung recently you might not be laughing.Shrewd ways to maxing business profits. A short summary of sly marketing tips.You do not need good product if you have good marketing.Fibs and lies - to maximize. Beat the competition and

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This is not a news story about greed, profit and deceit - quite the opposite!With the steady stream of bad news stories that pour out of the media one has to wonder why. We will be fed the kind of information that will arouse our interest and therefore sell more advertising for the producers. Shock sells because it attracts our attention and is likely to hold on to it in the details. That is

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A better family life environment.What can be done to stop the frantic unfriendly, unfamily social storm that so many of our lives are centered in? Too much work, too many wants and stresses, and too little peace, pleasure and family time. The persuasions to live this way seem to dominate as pressures to acquire more are thrust at us daily. More people would live simpler and happier lives if

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How can you help a child towards a life of peace and contentment?There are so many daily influences in our lives directing us towards unhealthy and unhappy lifestyles. We are constantly faced with pressures and persuasions to consume bad food and to live stressful lives with diminishing values.Sickness, worry, anger, fear or depression can take over and dominate our existence, often because we

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Does that package label mean what it seems to mean? Maybe not!The words and images on a product label can be the difference between a sale and a pass on to another product on the shelf. And so the competition has been on - to create a better designed label that will appeal and convince. Some very imaginative and sly plays on wording and images are used to trick the shopper and make a

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When does sound become noise?Not necessarily when it directs your thoughts in another direction. Enjoyable music is likely to create pleasant thoughts and carefree feelings and is pleasant sound. When sound is constant, loud or annoying it can disturb and cause tension and anxiety. It is noise.There is also noise that you do not hear consciously. Spending two days in a motel squeezed between a

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In today's fast paced consumer world many of us get weighed down with tensions, stresses and worries. And worse.Parenting pressures can mount and be overwhelming with the challenging issues of work, home and raising kids. Our kids are often under extreme pressures with growing up, learning, competing and striving for acceptance with peers, and dealing with adults.Depression may set in for a

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We have world and social problems.There is a growing concern regarding the polarized relationships of business-consumer, wealthy-poor, and an increasing commercial bias by governments.The more commerce that is generated the more we consume unwisely resulting in massive waste. The false prosperity we have enjoyed has created a merry-go-round run amok and a degradation of true social well

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The customer is always fair game.The old motto in merchandising used to be; "The customer is always right." Not any more!Misleading ads and contracts, credit greed, fine print, deceptive promotions are just some of the unsavory selling methods that are used to increase corporate profits. There are trends in areas of the retailing of goods and services which appear to play the consumer as an enemy

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Do you know what you are eating?More and more people are examining the food that they shop for and making decisions not to purchase the products that appear unhealthy to them. There is much to be concerned about as the use of additives has become so widespread in the manufacturing of food products.Additives are used to increase profit by reducing production costs in various ways, extending shelf

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Sleep tips and resources in times of stress and worry.In a healthy environment where there is good food, work and income, exercise and rest, nature and very few worries, a sound sleep should arrive easily every night. Many of those conditions aren't available to those participating in today's fast paced, never-have-enough social environment.Sleep should be there for us to rest and re-energize for

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We know there is a downward trend in corporate management ethics because it has attained prominence in the news in recent years. It is more widespread than for the personal gain of a few. The commercial marketing and retailing of goods and services has become increasingly shoddy, sometimes bordering thievery. This is often engineered by large corporations.It seems the public has come to accept

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We know that parents are concerned as the internet has introduced a whole new way for the young to interact. Where once it was word-of-mouth exchanges with friends and acquaintances in a school environment this has now been broadened astronomically. It now includes a much wider and looser definition of 'friends' locally and afar. And 'friends' who might not be friends but masked characters

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Owl Wise Tips for saving your moneyIt might be much easier than you thinkto save a whole lot of the dough thatyou have worked so hard for.Consider that it will be for those thingsthat you value and that will make lifebetter for you, your family and friends.So gather and keep some valuable tips.Then take them on your shopping trips.Consumer Action Website: For larger purchases be wary of fraudA

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The expanding world trade engineered by large corporations has generated much wealth. Big business has benefited greatly, along with their home countries and their consumers. But the globalization of trade does not always significantly improve the lives of workers in developing countries. Desperately needing income they often work excessively in difficult and unhealthy conditions at very low

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Corporate Fluff: Talking on EmptyThere is a business technique for answering accusations about shoddy or unethical services, products, or marketing: talk - talk - talk - talk. It is often used expertly by corporate Public Relations representatives when grilled about some questionable practice.It doesn't even matter that the response to the accusation directly deals with the topic as long as the

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It irks me to see advertisements indicating the necessity to maintain status by purchasing bigger and better products or certain brands. These procurements do not make a better person although we could be inclined to believe they do with the success of this type of marketing in past years.The business ethics of many corporations are becoming meaner as they are allowed a rather free reign on their

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The rich-poor gap is a sad and unacceptable condition in world societies.The inequality in revenue between the wealthiest and poorest citizens appears to have widened out of proportion. The difference might be a bit more acceptable if there were not so many suffering at the lower end of the range. It's just too easy to acquire more when at the top and too difficult when struggling to survive at

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Stretching media for commercial placementsWhat's in the TV news you are watching? Depending on your choice of local or world, commercial or public, you may not be getting much for the time you watch.I have strayed away from watching the local commercial stations' news hours as there is usually about 10 minutes of what I consider personally newsworthy. The rest of the time is filled with an

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There has been a social trend in the richer parts of the world towards acquiring material assets over happiness. By way of media we are encouraged towards self-interest over interest in others and the spirit of the community, at least in the friendliest ways. As we increasingly devote our life efforts to acquiring more goods and services we are often in competition with friends, fellow workers

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It's sad that we don't think more about the poor and starvation and are so wrapped up in our own lives. We are busy with work, commuting, family recreation and shopping. This is our society in the prosperous countries of the world for those with a steady job and sufficient income.There is media attention to poverty but it is so minute compared to the coverage of events concerning entertainment,

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An underlying trend for media content has been the intensity of violence and shock. There has always been some degree of brutality in entertainment but the trend is to more vivid use. Shock for attraction is a relatively newer marketing strategy that seems to be increasing in use and intensity. As the competition to catch consumers' attention has heightened greatly in recent years the methods

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Water is such a precious commodity to the world as a whole yet in many areas it is wasted and spoiled, as if a fresh supply will always be here. Pollution has already caused serious damage to much of our ground water, rivers, lakes and oceans.But there is much we can do to conserve on the water we consume and to prevent damage to our natural water sources.There is an excellent source of Water

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Selling drugs falls into the category of disgusting and inhumane crimes. Introducing and hooking people on drugs devastates and completely destroys lives.Luring innocent kids into this hell is unimaginably cruel, yet it is common as there is widespread use of drugs by our young.This must be stopped!Teens Drug Addiction Requires Our Adamant Attention:Drug use among teens has reached epidemic

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It's troublesome to have a wallet stuffed full of cards and to rifle through them for the right one at the checkout.But are they worthwhile? They appear to be. If you don't use your card at the supermarket you will lose out on points that can be used for rewards. A local major chain supermarket has gone one step further and displays 2-priced tags on very many items, regular and card price. You

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The notion is becoming very popular as the new President of the United States brings energy to the top of his agenda. Saving energy is extremely important to save the environment and to ensure a sound economic future.And it gets personal - it can save a lot of money.Confused with pages of tips scattered all over the web, mostly with short outlines with a few good ideas? Looking for a more

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Societies in the developed countries of the world today are continually engrossed with buying more goods and services. They have been strongly encouraged and pressured to do so for many years, so much so that there is never enough.Autos have become prominent status symbols along with luxurious homes. Styles are an arena of social competition - buy to keep up with what's 'in' - or feel

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Advertising has slowly and steadily increased prominence in our daily lives. With each passing year there is more exposure to advertising from the regular sources such as TV, newspapers, web spam, junk mail etc. Much of this we can choose to turn off or discard.But it continually worsens as the armies of marketing find new ways to get into every corner of our lives, to capture more space in our

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Why would you want to save money? Why not go all out with your spending today, you may not be here tomorrow?You will be here tomorrow and for many many days after. Days in which you can feel more secure and glad that you are less in debt or have a comfortable stash put away for that something special. There is also a benefit to the environment in not overbuying.And you should even feel better

Grampa Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450075695295090401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197340106478709695.post-53278153686913191872008-12-28T08:22:00.000-08:002011-03-25T06:32:58.164-07:00

Grampa offers some of his ideas on livingin this fast paced commercialized society..Plucked from his personal diary of thoughts . . .I may not go down in historyBut I will go down, eventually!So weep or chuckle.Or scoff, see if I care..#1 Shopping tip: Buy where they will cheat you the least.Advertising can sell junk as needs, garbage as food.Creativity is difference. Difference is not

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For years we've had to be concerned or worried about the growing use of additives in the foods we eat. Preservatives, taste and growth enhancers, and pesticides are widely used in the production of food. Sometimes it is proven that a certain widely used chemical is unhealthy but it is too late for some.There is an everlasting effort by corporations competing for our money. This leads to research

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Disposing of waste properly is necessary to protect the environment. Very important also is reducing the amount of waste produced by consuming wisely, and by reuse and recycling.Random tips on waste reduction abound here and there. One comprehensive information source on this topic is the US Environmental Protection Agency's site on Wastes. It contains details on the principles of reducing the

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Democracyby Anup ShahDemocracy (“rule by the people” when translated from its Greek meaning) is seen as one of the ultimate ideals that modern civilizations strive to create, or preserve. Democracy as a system of governance is supposed to allow extensive representation and inclusiveness of as many people and views as possible to feed into the functioning of a fair and just society. Democratic

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Encouraged by greedy marketers consumers can get over extended on their credit cards to the point of personal financial disaster. There are numerous traps to watch for in advertising and account contracts.They want your money! But they are not the only ones. Credit card fraud is also on the rise as creative criminals discover new ways to tap into our credit.This segment of commerce needs to adopt

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Artificial flavors, preserving agents, sweeteners, saturated fat; these foods may be well preserved, a convenience to prepare and tasty, but what are they doing to consumers' health?There are lots of persuasions pushed our way to buy food so much of which is unhealthy - but profitable to sell. If we are the least concerned about a longer and healthier life for ourselves and our kids, we need to

Grampa Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450075695295090401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197340106478709695.post-3799967213028032312008-08-24T06:00:00.000-07:002010-12-27T15:43:07.349-08:00

It's been both puzzling and upsetting for many years to see ads, logos and fun attractions used to entice children into wanting and consuming unhealthy junk food. Through heavy and shrewd marketing it spreads throughout the world. For profit.What will a generation yet unborn say about society at our time in history, about this and other negatives programmed into the public at large?Will corporate

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How different life and society would be today without the constant marketing drilled into us daily over the past several decades.The pressure has been intense and most of us in the wealthier areas of the world have succumbed to becoming devoted over-consumers.The system is so entrenched it will be very difficult to fix for the betterment of society.An interesting series of articles by Anup Shah

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Most of us have bought products or services that have later disappointed. Whether it was our mistaken ideas, deceptive advertising, pressure sales tactics or inferior quality, we are fuming!!With all the marketing hype pummeled at us it's easy to make a purchase of the wrong thing or from the wrong place. There are sellers that want as much of our money as they can get. Cautions should be taken

Grampa Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450075695295090401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197340106478709695.post-90949325332686490862008-07-06T06:00:00.000-07:002011-07-10T16:02:19.900-07:00

I'm surprised that most people will opt to use their cars rather than public transportation even when it is not to their advantage. For example taking public transit into Vancouver city center from South Surrey can be quicker, even during rush traffic, as it uses the fast lane and rapid transit and only makes several stops. It is also cheaper when you add up fuel and parking. And it's so much

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In this unbalanced world of rampant consumerism and devastating poverty the following article should give cause for reflection.The Giving Jarby Rachel PaxtonGiving with a happy heart. If you teach a child to give with a happy heart you will raise a child who will never hesitate to lend a helping hand. Children enjoy helping others, especially if they see their parents doing the same. When a

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Like many others I've become very concerned about the safety of the food that I have been eating. Reading a long list of unfamiliar chemicals on a food package is worrisome. And that great tasting lunch had me drinking a gallon of water later.There is also much concern about farm products, with the use of growth enhancements and pesticides raising awareness these days.Pesticides in particular

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"Where do I recycle these containers, fasteners, cellophane, packing, bags, cell phones, batteries etc?"A lot of the problems consumers have with recycling is the lack of readily available detailed information. This is particular with the various types of plastic. Information is out there but often you may need to spend some time trying to find it. Many will avoid this inconvenience and recycle

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Worried about your social security or credit card information falling into the wrong Hands? Need to know about phishing, skimming and other new age personal crime methods? Identity theft is on the rise with new creative techniques catching victims unaware.The US Federal Trade Commission has some pertinent information on the topic that is worth reviewing.What is identity theft?Identity theft

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7 Simple ways to Help The Environment and Your WalletBy Juan Anselmo BorlaThe world is a big place with big problems. Some environmental activists demand we stop living our lives and look at everything we do as an Earth-changing event, but not everyone can focus their entire lives around saving the planet. The truth is that it isn't necessary to make drastic changes in one's life to make a

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The New Anti-Wrinkle Treatmentby Mary DesaulniersWe are bombarded on all fronts with new anti-wrinkle treatments and new sophisticated skin regimen that are supposed to take years off the face—microdermabrasion, botox injections, face lifts and laser resurfacing. More than ever, we are harnessing the powers of technology to create a Brave New World of ageless boomers. And while I have no

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In this busy social environment persons and families are often stressed and missing some of the basic pleasures in life. There is just too much to do and without a practical plan confusion reigns. Reducing your 'needs' and consuming less is bound to result in more free time to enjoy the good things in life.A simple schedule to handle various tasks is a good start in easing daily routines.Leo

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