Monthly Archives: March 2007

Review: Contemporary Advertising

Posted on Mar 30, 2007 by sim

Relating to my basic advertising-studies, the next book in the queue was the best-selling “Contemporary Advertising” by William F. Arens. I thought it would provide a thorough basis for understanding advertising from many different angles and I’m pleased to report … Continue reading →

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What a nation world of couch potatoes

Posted on Mar 25, 2007 by sim

I was reading the paper today when I ran into a disturbing piece of statistics; according to Hesari (apparently quoting the Finnish Pulmonary Association, from where I was unable to find the original source for this) people in Finland spend … Continue reading →

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So much for global commerce

Posted on Mar 22, 2007 by sim

Globalization is supposed to be all about free movement of goods and people and all that stuff. Free movement of people is still a far-fetched dream and even casual intercontinental movement of people is inconvenienced by the US-driven security theater. … Continue reading →

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Random thoughts of the day #10

Posted on Mar 18, 2007 by sim

If I had a penny for every drunk I’ve seen.. Someone was upset and whining in the Sunday’s Hesari (in letters to the editor) how the guards and cops didn’t do much when she called the emergency center because of … Continue reading →

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One week of dead trees

Posted on Mar 15, 2007 by sim

I much prefer trees in their living, natural state, but since paper is so far a way more convenient format for reading stuff than any current e-paper, I unfortunately tend to consume a lot of dead trees also. I’ve always … Continue reading →

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