Tag: Advertising
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bad food? tax it, and subsidize vegetables
from nytimes: What will it take to get Americans to change our eating habits? The need is indisputable, since heart disease, diabetes and cancer are all in large part caused by the Standard American Diet. (Yes, it’s SAD.) Though experts increasingly recommend a diet high in plants and low in animal products and processed foods,…
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new code fails to curb kid junk food ads in australia
from abc.net.au: Two years after Australia’s major fast-food chains promised to stop advertising to children, a study has found kids are still being exposed to the same number of junk food ads. The study, published in the Australian Medical Journal, claims despite the introduction of an industry code of conduct in August 2009, children are…
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should ronald mcdonald go the way of joe camel?
from boston globe: RE “Pressure could make Ronald grimace” (Business, May 18): Finally, people are beginning to see Ronald McDonald for who he is, and he is certainly not a pro-health do-gooder, as described by McDonald’s. Ronald is a sophisticated marketing tool, used by McDonald’s to hook kids to unhealthy food. Ronald may be the…
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5/19 binge & purge: fizzy drinks & touchscreens
vitamin d deficiency linked to all diseases & illnesses* melatonin makes a comeback, leaving experts unrelaxed* 10 food additives that you’re eating . . . right . . . now* toxin from gm crops found in human blood* fracking & farming don’t mix: isn’t it time we exhibited some precaution?* ron paul & the milk…
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peace revolution: episode027 – diamonds, the jewel of denial
thanks to tragedy & hope … subscribe to peace revolution! Episode027 notes/referenceslinks 1. Introduction Video & Invitation to the Tragedy and Hope online community 2. Peace Revolution primary site (2009-2011) 3. Peace Revolution backup (2006-2011) 4. (video) Jewel of the Nile (1985) trailer 5. (video) Diamonds are Forever (1971) trailer 6. (video) The Diamond Empire…
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#NewWorldNextWeek: Syrian Subversion, Spurlock Sold, Goodbye Google
Welcome to the 70th episode of New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report & Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in alternative news & open source intelligence.
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new spurlock documentary is ‘the greatest movie ever sold’
financing the hand that slaps (or nibbles) you from popcandy: I’m eager to see The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, Morgan Spurlock’s new documentary about product placement, marketing and advertising. In case you haven’t heard, Spurlock financed the film entirely by product placement – something he discusses in his recent TED talk, which went online today.…
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Conagra Broadens Campaign to Feed Hungry Kids
ConAgra Foods, whose social cause is ending child hunger, is taking a new approach to raise the issue’s visibility. The company is starting its largest campaign ever, including a television special, to spur more grass-roots involvement to make sure no child goes hungry.
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3/3 Defcon: Fascism, Fake Friends, FOIA
Obama joins critics of nonprofit group that oversees internet; Or, Obama & China agree: Fascist dictators should control the net
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2/10 Newspurge: It’s a Barnum & Bailey World
Study: 25% of antidepressants prescribed for no legitimate reason // Why did Obama choose outsourcing champ Immelt as jobs advisor? // The Octopus conspiracy: One woman’s search for her father’s killer // Teen pleads guilty in fatal beating of William Bennett
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1/27 Binge & Purge: Fake Food Future
Yo quiero weird ingredients: Lawsuit vs Taco Bell’s fake beef // Fox covers fake blueberries story uncovered by Natural News // ‘Bug mac’ & lovely ‘grub’: Food of the future // Whole Foods & the organic elite surrenders to Monsanto
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addicted to cheese? here’s why
from care2: Ever felt like you couldn’t give up cheese? Ever think it might actually be a drug? The surprising news is that as far back as the 1980’s researchers have known that cheese contains trace amounts of morphine. Seriously. In 1981, Eli Hazum and his colleagues at Wellcome Research Laboratories reported traces of the…
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11/18 Newspurge: You Should Know That I’m Aware
9/11 updates: KSM may not get a trial at all: Alleged 9/11 plotter may simply be left to military custody* Evidence for ‘informed trading’ on 9/11* Audio: Ed Asner talks 9/11 w/Adam Carolla* Video: Geraldo & success of ‘Building What?’* Drugwar: Video: Arizona 15th state to approve medical marijuana* NZ protesters bomb police station with…
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Federal Reserve Printing More Money & Returning to Jekyll Island
The Federal Reserve launched a controversial new policy on Wednesday, committing to buy $600 billion more in government bonds by the middle of next year in an attempt to breathe new life into a struggling U.S. economy.
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9/30 binge & purge: 100% all-natural deception
the nature conservancy & corporate donors: monsanto, nestle, altria & more* ben & jerry’s taking ‘all-natural’ label off products* gm salmon frankenfish about to be unleashed into US food supply* ftc complaint charges deceptive advertising by pom* farmer, consumer outcry helping to stop passage of draconian ‘food safety’ bill* meat tainted with deadly bacteria being…