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*from the Earth's General Store Activist Agenda:*
January 17th, Tuesday @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm: Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Prices (www.walmartmovie.com) is a feature length documentary that uncovers a retail giant's assault on families and American values.

The film dives into the deeply personal stories and everyday lives of families and communities struggling to fight a goliath. A working mother is forced to turn to public assistance to provide healthcare for her two small children. A Missouri family loses its business after Wal-Mart is given over $2 million to open its doors down the road. A mayor struggles to equip his first responders after Wal-Mart pulls out and relocates just outside the city limits. A community in California unites, takes on the giant, and wins!

Earth's General Store and the Edmonton Public Library are cosponsoring this screening. Wal-Mart has countered with a video presenting their point of view. I located one a copy of this DVD and I intend to invite someone from Wal-Mart to be at the event – possibly to answer some questions. Perhaps they will consider implementing some changes that will help their employees, their suppliers, and the environment.

Location: Library Theatre, Lower Level, Stanley A. Milner Library, 7 Winston Churchill Square
Cost: Free (donations appreciated to offset the costs)
Contact: 439-8725 or egs@**SPAM**interbaun.com

Website: www.walmartmovie.com and www.earthsgeneralstore.ca

Wanna go?

this is one of those "what the fuck" things. I can't believe society has moved in this direction. what about the 'free market' ?

Snap, Crackle ... Patents
Can you patent the business method of selling cereal? One company gave it a shot.
By Christopher Hayes

A Cereologist at work.

Back in 2000, David Roth had one of those "eureka" moments that are the stuff of American entreprenurial legend. After spotting a box of Cocoa Puffs hidden behind the desk of a Wall Street executive, Roth dreamed up a retail business that would sell cereal all the time. He and a partner opened the first Cereality in Tempe, Arizona, on the campus of Arizona State University. College students flocked; Roth followed up with stores in Philadelphia and Chicago; and news outlets from Time to CNN fawned.

But as is so often the case with good ideas, Roth wasn't the only one to have it. Across the country, Rocco Monteleone was getting set to open Bowls, a cereal cafe in Gainesville, Florida, (near the University of Florida) when he found out that Cereality had beaten him to the punch. OK, he figured, no harm, no foul: It's America. Anyone can open a restaurant selling cereal. Right?

Well, kind of. In May, Monteleone received a letter from Cereality's attorney warning him that he may be in violation of a patent application the company had filed for its "methods and system" of selling cereal. These included: "displaying and mixing competitively branded food products" and adding "a third portion of liquid." read more here

My, that took a far different path than the one I envisioned when Beck started it all. My kudos to Tay for this brilliant burn:

Seriously, you can't just come on here and have the gaul to tell me what I do when I don't actually do it.

When you insult hard-working local musicians who are constantly busting their asses while getting zero compensation for their work, I can't help but feel that you are insulting me personally.

shit, I haven't heard this in a LONG time!!! Skee-lo, right on!

and yes, Al... I'd really like to chill, and I really don't give two shits about what music anybody on here does or doesn't like, but sometimes you gotta stand up for yourself when people say shit about you that's totally untrue.

BTW- I totally gotta see your new wheels sometime.

Al, isn't your job making everyone go even more apeshit? come on, you're going soft with your car driving and going to work business

How bout I refer to your trend to being a whiny dumbass cunt?

Seriously, what the FUCK!??? I don't fuckin call ANYONE sell outs!!!! Unlike some of you (which has recently become apparent), I can at least respect bands that have worked hard to get where they are even if I don't personally like them.


So fuck you, you fuckin sell outs. I know Beck wasn't trying to diss me when he said Whitey Houston sucked, but I felt responsible to stick up for them because I've talked to them and have seen how hard they've worked to get where they are now. And not only that, but they're the most deservingly humble dudes ever; no matter whether or not they've just come off a successful tour or have been named CJSR's #1 band for 2005 (which they were), they'll still take the time out to talk with me and give me super helpful advice in getting grants and appyling for things like SOCAN and other music biz shit. And not only that, but I doubt they even fuckin LIKE my bands but they still help me out.

So whatever. I didn't say shit about any of your opinions. I may be vocal in disagreeing with them, but I sure as hell don't attack you personally. It'd be nice if you could do the same. Seriously, you can't just come on here and have the gaul to tell me what I do when I don't actually do it.


"and no I don't remember which bands they are but I know there are a few... "

No, you don't know shit. That's because there aren't any, you dumb prick. I think I'm entitled to being a little pissed off here. You may as well just come on here and call me a racist "oh, but I forget which KKK meeting you were at, but I know there were a few".


That is some lame shit.

Chill people! First it's a pissing contest about (insert object here), now it's a pissing contest about which band is better. Calm down, everyone is intitled to their own opinion.

Beck's simply refering to your trend to label bands that you like at one point as sell outs when they finally make it into the limelight and make some money... and no I don't remember which bands they are but I know there are a few...