To celebrate Team GB’s first gold medal moment at London 2012, Royal Mail will produce a stamp in 24 hours to honour Helen and Heather’s gold medal triumph in the Women’s Pair Rowing.The gold medal win makes...
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Pinkstinks is a campaign set up in the UK against the marketing of pink toys to girls.The founder of the campaign Emma Moore believes that the rows and rows of pink toys, clothes and other items aimed at girls...
created by Paul Conneally | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 1017 views | 44 recommendations | 4 comments
On Friday the Federal Reserve has reported US consumers are no longer consuming. For the fifth consecutive month consumer debt fell, by $10.3 B. US consumer debt is estimated at $2.5 T. Analysts expected a $4.7 B reduction. "Outstanding U.S. consumer debt fell $10.3...
created by peder.sande | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 322 views | 24 recommendations | 7 comments
The following comprehensive information on the impacts of NANO technology is a must read for anyone interested in trends in health and environment."Our new report released today details the growing threat to public health posed by extreme germ killer nano silver, and exposing...
created by Maireid Sullivan | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 726 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"When it comes to consumer issues like broadband and network neutrality, the FTC in recent years has spent most of its time nodding dumbly at carriers, allowing them to "self-regulate." The idea that corporations can effectively monitor themselves for bad behavior has been...
The FDA announced that Gastrointestinal Medications including Reglan and others which contain metoclopramide have been linked to a very serious disorder called tardive dyskinesia What is tardive dyskinesia? Tardive tourettism is a tic disorder that can closely mimic...
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With constant hammering of stock market gold is fast emerging as the best source of invesmtment. Gold zoomed past all previous records to set a record . Gold dealers said melting stocks and forex markets left no other option for investors other than gold and they...
American consumers are being accused of closing their wallets. This is evidenced in three months of contracted spending into the end of 2008. The new year has brought more of the same, and consumers are being admonished for spreading “weakness.” Politicians, economists,...
A new study published in the Journal of Consumer Research has found that people who deliberate are less likely to make consistent and accurate decisions. Those who make snap judgments based on their gut...
created by Terri Potratz | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 436 views | 12 recommendations | 4 comments
by, Uwe Paschen. Japan is a Paradise of sorts, yet one that is under attack due in part to natural phenomenon’s such as Earthquakes and Typhoons, as well as Tides and Tsunamis yet the greatest damage is due...
opinion by Uwe Paschen | 4 years ago | updated 3 years ago 428 views | 30 recommendations | 8 comments
Greenpeace has declared that while gadgets are getting greener, there is still a long way to go in order to make them environmentally friendly. At this year's Consumer Electronics Show, Greenpeace urged companies to...
created by Amy Judd | 4 years ago 166 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
There is a reason it's often cheaper to replace a broken electronic gadget than to fix it - the tech industry planned it that way. The unfortunate consumer cycle of want, buy, upgrade, replace, discard is a very...
created by Geneva B | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 857 views | 4 recommendations | 0 comments
I'm sure you've seen them - commercials promising a "genuine" US Inaugural Presidential Dollar, showing a picture of President-elect Barack Obama, depicted in full color, for $9.95 plus shipping and handling. ...
created by Mary Richard | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 424 views | 10 recommendations | 1 comment
Times are difficult, not only in the US but also here in Canada. For Telus it seems to be the "right" time to bring their customers a pretty bad perk with higher invoicing on the December bill. "We were making...