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I watched the movie "Wal*Mart The High Cost of Low Prices" last night. It covers all aspects of the effects of the company both domestic and abroad. Small businesses are terrified when a new Wal*Mart moves into town, it is extremely difficult to compete with them. One of the most moving parts of the film was footage from the conditions they provide their workers in the factories in China. You always hear about the wages and conditions companies like Wal*Mart and Nike provide their workers, but to see it is just heart-wrenching.
Both the movie clip and link to the clip on YouTube are below.
Link to video clip on YouTube.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CzbT1hGwmM
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Sunday, November 8, 2009
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Helping A Friend Drop Off Job Applications
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A couple weeks ago I was helping my friend find work by driving him to various stores in the shopping district in my area. He lives in another town and his car needs repairs so he has no other way of accessing stores that are not within walking distance or near a bus stop.
I like to broadcast when I hear of people doing good turns, including anecdotes of my own activities, because I believe it helps to inspire others to be helpful and giving. It's one of my favorite parts of the Practical Manifestations project.
It’s always good to make personal appearances at the places one is applying for jobs, although it can be time consuming. He went in to about 20 different businesses a couple weeks ago and I’ll take him to those same businesses to drop off the applications letting the owners know he is really interested and outgoing.
Christmas season is coming up and we are figuring at least some businesses will be hiring more people to accommodate the customer demand. I’m figuring on helping my friend every couple weeks until a business hires him. It’s just a nice thing to do each week and he really appreciates it. Plus it gives me something positive to add to the conversation when people talk to me about the economy being bad.
Here are links to previous stories on this topic:
http://practicalmanifestations.blogspot.com/2009/10/driving-friend-to-fill-out-job.html
http://practicalmanifestations.blogspot.com/2009/10/helping-friend-find-job.html
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A couple weeks ago I was helping my friend find work by driving him to various stores in the shopping district in my area. He lives in another town and his car needs repairs so he has no other way of accessing stores that are not within walking distance or near a bus stop.
I like to broadcast when I hear of people doing good turns, including anecdotes of my own activities, because I believe it helps to inspire others to be helpful and giving. It's one of my favorite parts of the Practical Manifestations project.
It’s always good to make personal appearances at the places one is applying for jobs, although it can be time consuming. He went in to about 20 different businesses a couple weeks ago and I’ll take him to those same businesses to drop off the applications letting the owners know he is really interested and outgoing.
Christmas season is coming up and we are figuring at least some businesses will be hiring more people to accommodate the customer demand. I’m figuring on helping my friend every couple weeks until a business hires him. It’s just a nice thing to do each week and he really appreciates it. Plus it gives me something positive to add to the conversation when people talk to me about the economy being bad.
Here are links to previous stories on this topic:
http://practicalmanifestations.blogspot.com/2009/10/driving-friend-to-fill-out-job.html
http://practicalmanifestations.blogspot.com/2009/10/helping-friend-find-job.html
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Thursday, November 5, 2009
Col’ Areo’s Concert to Benefit the Food Bank Is On November 15th, 2009, Almost A Week Away
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With Pam Lowell’s string quartet Col’ Areo’s concert fast-approaching, it seems like there are a lot of things we would like to get done in a short time. I offered to help advertise for them and do whatever I could to get the word out. The Practical Manifestations Project is about helping people in the community in whatever ways we can.
Kate of the group made up some great colorful flyers and we are handing those out and putting them up in public places, so that is progressing well.
One thing I still would like to do is to contact some of the coffee shops in the area of the Carter Center for Music, where the concert is happening (see below for full details on the location and time). My friend Conrad gave me the idea of asking local coffee shops if they would be interested in donating coffee and pastry for the event. Now that we are getting down to the wire, I think I will call a few places first and then visit the ones that might be interested to close the deal. Otherwise there just might not be enough time.
I started contacting the television stations, but I have more to contact, plus the radio stations need notification as well.
A lot goes in to promoting an event. Luckily playing the instruments is all up to the members of the quartet, so I don’t have to worry about practicing too. There have been a good number of people responding that they will attend the event on the FaceBook.com event page at http://www.facebook.com/pamela.lowell?ref=ts#/event.php?eid=318579155146&ref=mf
The event is open to the public and proceeds will benefit the Rhode Island Food Bank. Entrance is with $10 or a non-perishable food donation for the Food Bank. It will be on Sunday, November 15th at 3pm at the Carter Center for Music at 667 Waterman Avenue, East Providence, Rhode Island.
Follow-up information on Col’ Areo concerts and cd’s can be found on Pamela’s web site at http://www.expressivestrings.com/
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With Pam Lowell’s string quartet Col’ Areo’s concert fast-approaching, it seems like there are a lot of things we would like to get done in a short time. I offered to help advertise for them and do whatever I could to get the word out. The Practical Manifestations Project is about helping people in the community in whatever ways we can.
Kate of the group made up some great colorful flyers and we are handing those out and putting them up in public places, so that is progressing well.
One thing I still would like to do is to contact some of the coffee shops in the area of the Carter Center for Music, where the concert is happening (see below for full details on the location and time). My friend Conrad gave me the idea of asking local coffee shops if they would be interested in donating coffee and pastry for the event. Now that we are getting down to the wire, I think I will call a few places first and then visit the ones that might be interested to close the deal. Otherwise there just might not be enough time.
I started contacting the television stations, but I have more to contact, plus the radio stations need notification as well.
A lot goes in to promoting an event. Luckily playing the instruments is all up to the members of the quartet, so I don’t have to worry about practicing too. There have been a good number of people responding that they will attend the event on the FaceBook.com event page at http://www.facebook.com/pamela.lowell?ref=ts#/event.php?eid=318579155146&ref=mf
The event is open to the public and proceeds will benefit the Rhode Island Food Bank. Entrance is with $10 or a non-perishable food donation for the Food Bank. It will be on Sunday, November 15th at 3pm at the Carter Center for Music at 667 Waterman Avenue, East Providence, Rhode Island.
Follow-up information on Col’ Areo concerts and cd’s can be found on Pamela’s web site at http://www.expressivestrings.com/
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Practical Manifestations Helps Businesses Expand
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When I started the Practical Manifestations Project, I wanted it to make a difference people could see and touch, as well as feel in their hearts. I wanted it to be real to people in every way possible. I also did not want it to be limited by religious affiliation. One way to do this was to incorporate a business aspect to the project. We have created a community at our blog and on FaceBook.com of people interested in helping others. What this means for businesses is that owners can network with other helpful people which may lead to business associates or even partners.
What is great about the project is that it can be integrated into any business. All businesses can benefit from exposure and contacts and there is nothing quite like working with people that enjoy helping others. We are able to advertise our book in the side columns, but other companies can advertise whatever merchandise or services they offer in the respective columns of their blogs. I would not suggest directly advertising merchandise or services in the blog posts. It is usually better to use the posts to establish reputation and to tell how our business is helping people each day.
Perhaps even more importantly, this project can be adopted by just about anyone that has access to an internet connection. Anyone that can write about how they are helping people and making a real difference can turn those writings into a blog. Once a person has a blog, they can allow Google to advertise through their blog, which will start turning a profit at zero cost the instant someone starts clicking on their ads. They create traffic through their FaceBook.com updates on how they are helping people and through FaceBook.com’s NetworkedBlogs and Google Follower widget.
In this tough economy, it is a great way to help one’s business grow. The blog establishes reputation and lets people that enjoy helping others that you are on board with the project too. Will it instantly end everyone’s money troubles? Probably not, but then again what would. What it will do is start the ball rolling and eventually, who knows what could come of it?
Well I hope other people get as much out of this project as I do. It has given me insight into incorporating a purpose into each day. Sometimes I try to imagine the world without this project just to see what it would be like, but I cannot even fathom it.
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When I started the Practical Manifestations Project, I wanted it to make a difference people could see and touch, as well as feel in their hearts. I wanted it to be real to people in every way possible. I also did not want it to be limited by religious affiliation. One way to do this was to incorporate a business aspect to the project. We have created a community at our blog and on FaceBook.com of people interested in helping others. What this means for businesses is that owners can network with other helpful people which may lead to business associates or even partners.
What is great about the project is that it can be integrated into any business. All businesses can benefit from exposure and contacts and there is nothing quite like working with people that enjoy helping others. We are able to advertise our book in the side columns, but other companies can advertise whatever merchandise or services they offer in the respective columns of their blogs. I would not suggest directly advertising merchandise or services in the blog posts. It is usually better to use the posts to establish reputation and to tell how our business is helping people each day.
Perhaps even more importantly, this project can be adopted by just about anyone that has access to an internet connection. Anyone that can write about how they are helping people and making a real difference can turn those writings into a blog. Once a person has a blog, they can allow Google to advertise through their blog, which will start turning a profit at zero cost the instant someone starts clicking on their ads. They create traffic through their FaceBook.com updates on how they are helping people and through FaceBook.com’s NetworkedBlogs and Google Follower widget.
In this tough economy, it is a great way to help one’s business grow. The blog establishes reputation and lets people that enjoy helping others that you are on board with the project too. Will it instantly end everyone’s money troubles? Probably not, but then again what would. What it will do is start the ball rolling and eventually, who knows what could come of it?
Well I hope other people get as much out of this project as I do. It has given me insight into incorporating a purpose into each day. Sometimes I try to imagine the world without this project just to see what it would be like, but I cannot even fathom it.
For more information on how to blog, blogging secrets, and search engine optimization, please click on the labels (in right hand column at our blog site).
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Sunday, November 1, 2009
Trip to Salem, Massachusetts on Halloween
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My wife and I took a nice drive up to Salem, MA yesterday for Halloween. Like most holidays, Halloween falls on a Saturday once every seven years, so we figured it would be great to visit the place where witches and wizards were most recognized years ago.
The actual history is very sad. Several years ago, many people were burned at the stake for accusations of being involved in witchcraft. Today most believe that the women accused of being witches were actually prominent land-owners. Other people in the town did not believe women should own land so they came up with a plan to get rid of them.
When you visit Salem on Halloween these days, it seems like the whole world is up there to celebrate the holiday. People get all dressed up in costumes and they walk around the downtown shopping square. They have movies and a tour of the courthouse famous for convicting the accused witches. On top of the people wearing costumes, I’m sure many people that actually practice some witchcraft were there. Last year there were even some out-going Christians condoning the celebration.
It was great to spend the day with my wife doing something fun. We got to take a drive and do some people-watching together. Some of the costumes were really funny and we had a good time. We left at about 4pm and you could tell it was going to get pretty crazy as the night wore on. I’m sure a lot of people had fun there and I hope everyone stayed safe. I would definitely recommend the trip to anyone that gets a kick out of Halloween :)
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My wife and I took a nice drive up to Salem, MA yesterday for Halloween. Like most holidays, Halloween falls on a Saturday once every seven years, so we figured it would be great to visit the place where witches and wizards were most recognized years ago.
The actual history is very sad. Several years ago, many people were burned at the stake for accusations of being involved in witchcraft. Today most believe that the women accused of being witches were actually prominent land-owners. Other people in the town did not believe women should own land so they came up with a plan to get rid of them.
When you visit Salem on Halloween these days, it seems like the whole world is up there to celebrate the holiday. People get all dressed up in costumes and they walk around the downtown shopping square. They have movies and a tour of the courthouse famous for convicting the accused witches. On top of the people wearing costumes, I’m sure many people that actually practice some witchcraft were there. Last year there were even some out-going Christians condoning the celebration.
It was great to spend the day with my wife doing something fun. We got to take a drive and do some people-watching together. Some of the costumes were really funny and we had a good time. We left at about 4pm and you could tell it was going to get pretty crazy as the night wore on. I’m sure a lot of people had fun there and I hope everyone stayed safe. I would definitely recommend the trip to anyone that gets a kick out of Halloween :)
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Thursday, October 29, 2009
The Unheard Warning of Fraud on Wall Street (US Stock Market)
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Fascinating story on the US government's acceptance of fraud on Wall Street in 1999, preview video clip below. Click on the link for the full length video: http://video.pbs.org/video/1302794657/chapter/5/
Preview:
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Fascinating story on the US government's acceptance of fraud on Wall Street in 1999, preview video clip below. Click on the link for the full length video: http://video.pbs.org/video/1302794657/chapter/5/
Preview:
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Driving a Friend to Fill out Job Applications
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Saturday was a great day. A friend of mine has been looking for a second job for a couple months now to no avail. Jeff, himself, has two children that he pays child support for from a previous relationship. He recently started dating a new girl and she was struggling to pay the rent with three kids of her own. He agreed to move in with her to help pay the bills. A couple months ago Jeff told me he was starting to look for a second job to make ends meet.
I see him a few times a month and I would ask him how the job search is going. He told me it was rough since he did not have a car so he was limited to places close to bus stops or within biking distance. I’m guessing he was competing with a lot of people in a similar situation. A couple weeks ago I told Jeff that I could take him around on the following Saturday to any downtown or business district he wanted, so last Saturday he took me up on my offer.
He took the bus to the mall down the street from me and I picked him up with my car. I took him to over 20 different businesses at my local shopping district, an area that is doing fairly well considering the economy. He filled out a few job applications right on the spot and he took the rest to fill out afterwards. We did it all in about 3 hours and then I drove him back to his apartment about 30 miles away. Jeff is in sort of a Catch-22 since he has a decent car, but it needs repairs before he can drive it to go to work or even look for a job…but he does not have the money to repair the car until he starts receiving a second pay check. He takes his bike to his present work place.
Jeff will then send in all the job applications and call the businesses he applied to every few days to follow up. In a week or so I’ll ask him if he wants me to pick him up so he can make a personal appearance at each business he applied to and apply at a few more businesses. He is a hard worker. He’s willing to work from 11pm to 7am during the week and double-shifts on the weekend. I think the business owners will see his ambition and want to give him a chance to prove what he can do for them. He is looking for just entry-level positions and has work experience in tons of areas.
We’ll be checking in again soon with our friend Jeff to see how he is making out. Helping people in the real world is what the Practical Manifestations Project is all about and it is inspiring to be a part of it, sharing our stories helping and listing to the stories of other people.
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Saturday was a great day. A friend of mine has been looking for a second job for a couple months now to no avail. Jeff, himself, has two children that he pays child support for from a previous relationship. He recently started dating a new girl and she was struggling to pay the rent with three kids of her own. He agreed to move in with her to help pay the bills. A couple months ago Jeff told me he was starting to look for a second job to make ends meet.
I see him a few times a month and I would ask him how the job search is going. He told me it was rough since he did not have a car so he was limited to places close to bus stops or within biking distance. I’m guessing he was competing with a lot of people in a similar situation. A couple weeks ago I told Jeff that I could take him around on the following Saturday to any downtown or business district he wanted, so last Saturday he took me up on my offer.
He took the bus to the mall down the street from me and I picked him up with my car. I took him to over 20 different businesses at my local shopping district, an area that is doing fairly well considering the economy. He filled out a few job applications right on the spot and he took the rest to fill out afterwards. We did it all in about 3 hours and then I drove him back to his apartment about 30 miles away. Jeff is in sort of a Catch-22 since he has a decent car, but it needs repairs before he can drive it to go to work or even look for a job…but he does not have the money to repair the car until he starts receiving a second pay check. He takes his bike to his present work place.
Jeff will then send in all the job applications and call the businesses he applied to every few days to follow up. In a week or so I’ll ask him if he wants me to pick him up so he can make a personal appearance at each business he applied to and apply at a few more businesses. He is a hard worker. He’s willing to work from 11pm to 7am during the week and double-shifts on the weekend. I think the business owners will see his ambition and want to give him a chance to prove what he can do for them. He is looking for just entry-level positions and has work experience in tons of areas.
We’ll be checking in again soon with our friend Jeff to see how he is making out. Helping people in the real world is what the Practical Manifestations Project is all about and it is inspiring to be a part of it, sharing our stories helping and listing to the stories of other people.
To comment on our blog posts, please visit our forums at http://www.practicalmanifestations.freeforums.org/
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