"scariest thing about my halloween is that november rent is due" for the b-side of episode147 from media monarchy w/ horrific headlines, sexcrimes, carnaby & the base of the pyramid + the latest news from food world order & cyber/space\war, morose music from sloan & morrissey and more...
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Saturday, October 31, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
media monarchy episode147
"fear is the foundation of most governments" on this halloween weekend episode147 from media monarchy w/ secret societies, the media & the new world next week - weaponized culture & a swine flu national emergency - pot tax, polls, plans, games & the 'smart grid' + warwhores, police state terror drills, 9/11 updates, bank failures, hellish music from hank williams iii & so much more...
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Thursday, October 29, 2009
interview w/ albert lanier on secret societies & the media
for the latest special interview episode from media monarchy, we're joined again by our friend albert lanier. fresh from the hawaii international film festival, albert is here to let us know that "the secret is out". what secret is that, you ask?
well, for the last several decades, many films & tv shows have (c)overtly covered the topics of conspiracy, secret societies & other malevolent media/memes. if you take a quick look at your local movie marquee, you'll see that conspiracy media is very much a part of the cultural zeitgeist. while it's nearly impossible to completely cover this topic, we do our best to get 'behind the normal' & break down the 'conspiratorial infrastructure'. and that's just the tip of the iceburg.
just some of the films we discuss are: the good shepherd, the man who knew too much, national treasure, 3 days of the condor, the parallax view, conspiracy theory, the da vinci code, jfk, the x-files, shutter island & many many more.
with a subject that's perfect for the media monarchy kingdom, this interview will help 'illuminate' the infotainment that's up next on your netflix queue & coming soon to a theater near you.
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warwhores: 'left' in charge of the 'right' war(s)
obama witnesses return of afghanistan war dead*
video: afghanistan looks increasingly like vietnam for US*
report: 40,000 more troops for afghanistan 'remains on the table'*
morale dips for american marines in afghanistan*
helicopter crashes kill 14 americans in afghanistan*
deadly day in afghanistan: 3 copters crash, 14 US lives lost*
helicopter crashes kill 14 americans in afghanistan*
video: multiple bombings kill 8 US troops in afghanistan*
civilians killed in afghan blast*
US tested 2 afghan scenarios in war game*
obama to meet with joint chiefs on afghanistan*
obama holds crisis meeting on afghanistan*
as if that isn't enough: strong quake rattles afghanistan, pakistan*
obama signs defense policy bill*
obama to sign military budget bill*
obama signs law blocking release of torture photos*
video: mentally-ill soldier + suicide = not recognized by obama*
US military suffers another non-combat loss in iraq*
9 missing after coast guard jet hits helicopter in cali*
video: blackwater & other contractors meet at 'peace' conference*
hillary's blackwater connection*
US must plan for nuke wars*
sikh gets rare permission to wear turban, beard in US army*
bush family political heir is shipping off to war*
video: fox news recruiting for US military*
video: afghanistan looks increasingly like vietnam for US*
report: 40,000 more troops for afghanistan 'remains on the table'*
morale dips for american marines in afghanistan*
helicopter crashes kill 14 americans in afghanistan*
deadly day in afghanistan: 3 copters crash, 14 US lives lost*
helicopter crashes kill 14 americans in afghanistan*
video: multiple bombings kill 8 US troops in afghanistan*
civilians killed in afghan blast*
US tested 2 afghan scenarios in war game*
obama to meet with joint chiefs on afghanistan*
obama holds crisis meeting on afghanistan*
as if that isn't enough: strong quake rattles afghanistan, pakistan*
obama signs defense policy bill*
obama to sign military budget bill*
obama signs law blocking release of torture photos*
video: mentally-ill soldier + suicide = not recognized by obama*
US military suffers another non-combat loss in iraq*
9 missing after coast guard jet hits helicopter in cali*
video: blackwater & other contractors meet at 'peace' conference*
hillary's blackwater connection*
US must plan for nuke wars*
sikh gets rare permission to wear turban, beard in US army*
bush family political heir is shipping off to war*
video: fox news recruiting for US military*
police state intl: political activism as 'domestic extremism'
audio: uk police define political activism as 'domestic extremism'*
uk council bans parents from play areas*
the raid that rocked the met: why gun & drugs op on 6,717 safety deposit boxes could cost uk taxpayers a fortune*
2 men are charged by US with plotting terrorism attack*
'pacific horizon' war training on a california beach*
nypd to shake up streets with siren-sound device*
houston police begins creative crackdown: dressing up like homeless*
video: 4 utah teens cited for mcdonald's drive-thru rap*
checkpoints aimed at stopping terrorist threat*
tsa, fbi & cops turn virginia bridge into constitution-free zone*
uk council bans parents from play areas*
the raid that rocked the met: why gun & drugs op on 6,717 safety deposit boxes could cost uk taxpayers a fortune*
2 men are charged by US with plotting terrorism attack*
'pacific horizon' war training on a california beach*
nypd to shake up streets with siren-sound device*
houston police begins creative crackdown: dressing up like homeless*
video: 4 utah teens cited for mcdonald's drive-thru rap*
checkpoints aimed at stopping terrorist threat*
tsa, fbi & cops turn virginia bridge into constitution-free zone*
10/29 newspurge: mystery, media/memes & mayhem
history/mystery:
how a girl's stark words got lost in the polanski spectacle*
video: 'make mine freedom' - 1948 cold war cartoon*
castro sister 'spied for cia'*
the lost jfk tapes: the assassination on nat geo in nov*
lies about lockerbie, 9/11 & terrorism*
video: world's largest pyramid discovered in lost mayan city*
media/memes:
duping liberals the way fox dupes moderates, pacifica's amy goodman promotes cia mind control torturer robert jay lifton*
murder/mayhem:
polanski's victim asks court to dismiss charge*
polanski rape victim asks court to drop charges*
mystery death: mac tonnies, 34*
US pilots lose licence after being lost on flight*
video: outrage as terrorist game lets players massacre civilians*
detroit mosque leader killed in fbi raids*
US synagogue shooting prompts jewish community alert*
suspect still at large in north hollywood synagogue shooting*
charged with murder, son who stabbed house raider*
shocking gang rape took place at california school dance*
2 10yr-old uk boys arrested for alleged rape of girl aged 8*
video: shots fired at lou dobbs' home*
how a girl's stark words got lost in the polanski spectacle*
video: 'make mine freedom' - 1948 cold war cartoon*
castro sister 'spied for cia'*
the lost jfk tapes: the assassination on nat geo in nov*
lies about lockerbie, 9/11 & terrorism*
video: world's largest pyramid discovered in lost mayan city*
media/memes:
duping liberals the way fox dupes moderates, pacifica's amy goodman promotes cia mind control torturer robert jay lifton*
murder/mayhem:
polanski's victim asks court to dismiss charge*
polanski rape victim asks court to drop charges*
mystery death: mac tonnies, 34*
US pilots lose licence after being lost on flight*
video: outrage as terrorist game lets players massacre civilians*
detroit mosque leader killed in fbi raids*
US synagogue shooting prompts jewish community alert*
suspect still at large in north hollywood synagogue shooting*
charged with murder, son who stabbed house raider*
shocking gang rape took place at california school dance*
2 10yr-old uk boys arrested for alleged rape of girl aged 8*
video: shots fired at lou dobbs' home*
geopolitiks: inside bombs, payrolls & the daily show of force
video: largest iraq bombing in 2yrs may have been inside job*
twin suicide car bombs in baghdad kill 136*
car bomb kills 90 in pakistan as hillary visits*
car bomb kills 100 in pakistani city of peshawar*
pakistan bomb kills 92 as clinton visits*
pakistan moves for maritime body to prevent terror attacks*
ex-cia agent robert baer confirms US ties with jundullah*
israel wants free warships from germany*
amnesty intl says israel 'cuts palestinian water'*
in israel, a key test of obama’s retooled missile shield*
rothschild zionist bolton: israel has a right to pre-emptively strike iran *
video: daily show under fire for covering israeli-palestinian conflict*
israelis at center of ecstasy drug trade*
mystery of the missing iranian scientist*
afghan police open fire at demonstration*
karzai's brother said to be on cia payroll: report*
afghan opium kingpin on cia payroll*
video: author on karzai’s brother: ‘the generals dropped the dime on the spooks’*
new US bases on the black sea*
czech pres klaus still holding out over lisbon treaty*
new US/eu energy council to be set up early november*
brown to 'buy off' germany & france to get president blair*
blow to blair's hopes of eu job*
US & eu ink extradition pact*
church of scientology convicted of fraud in france*
alleged intel adviser makes lurid claims about prince albert of monacco*
japan shoots down missile in test off hawaii*
china says two executed for tibet riots*
soros: china will lead new world order*
twin suicide car bombs in baghdad kill 136*
car bomb kills 90 in pakistan as hillary visits*
car bomb kills 100 in pakistani city of peshawar*
pakistan bomb kills 92 as clinton visits*
pakistan moves for maritime body to prevent terror attacks*
ex-cia agent robert baer confirms US ties with jundullah*
israel wants free warships from germany*
amnesty intl says israel 'cuts palestinian water'*
in israel, a key test of obama’s retooled missile shield*
rothschild zionist bolton: israel has a right to pre-emptively strike iran *
video: daily show under fire for covering israeli-palestinian conflict*
israelis at center of ecstasy drug trade*
mystery of the missing iranian scientist*
afghan police open fire at demonstration*
karzai's brother said to be on cia payroll: report*
afghan opium kingpin on cia payroll*
video: author on karzai’s brother: ‘the generals dropped the dime on the spooks’*
new US bases on the black sea*
czech pres klaus still holding out over lisbon treaty*
new US/eu energy council to be set up early november*
brown to 'buy off' germany & france to get president blair*
blow to blair's hopes of eu job*
US & eu ink extradition pact*
church of scientology convicted of fraud in france*
alleged intel adviser makes lurid claims about prince albert of monacco*
japan shoots down missile in test off hawaii*
china says two executed for tibet riots*
soros: china will lead new world order*
econocrash: crashes, crime, capitalism, whores & more
black tuesday & a return to big government*
roubini: a big crash is coming, but i don't believe in gold*
former chairman of citigroup: restore glass-steagall*
ex-sullivan & cromwell associate, under investigation for insider trading, commits suicide*
madoff associate jeffry picower found dead in pool, police say*
bernanke's trillion-dollar decision*
capitalism, socialism or fascism?*
exposing lies about the fed, the cia & the murder of jfk*
anchorage bank robber got what he wanted: food & shelter*
video: fdic head sheila bair tells protesters: 'no more bailouts!'*
capmark files for bankruptcy with $21b in debt*
US newspaper woes continue: circulation plummets 10%*
grayson causes another ruckus: calls fed adviser a 'k street whore'*
video: mayor daley considering sale of chicago's water system*
update: wal-mart starts selling coffins*
roubini: a big crash is coming, but i don't believe in gold*
former chairman of citigroup: restore glass-steagall*
ex-sullivan & cromwell associate, under investigation for insider trading, commits suicide*
madoff associate jeffry picower found dead in pool, police say*
bernanke's trillion-dollar decision*
capitalism, socialism or fascism?*
exposing lies about the fed, the cia & the murder of jfk*
anchorage bank robber got what he wanted: food & shelter*
video: fdic head sheila bair tells protesters: 'no more bailouts!'*
capmark files for bankruptcy with $21b in debt*
US newspaper woes continue: circulation plummets 10%*
grayson causes another ruckus: calls fed adviser a 'k street whore'*
video: mayor daley considering sale of chicago's water system*
update: wal-mart starts selling coffins*
new world next week - oct29
On this edition of the New World Next Week, we encourage people to have their "Oh my God" moment with the current American puppet, Barack Obama:
Story #1: Obama declares swine flu a national emergencyprevious episode: new world next week - oct22
Story #2: Obama Ani declares "Yes We Can!"
Story #3: Obamessiah updates: polls, plans, games & the grid
We discuss how the left is waking up to the Obama deception & throw out a little truth nugget about Michael Moore's agent
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
9/11 updates: heroes, drills, the database & rowley redux
new york '9/11 hero police chief' bernard kerik jailed*
kevin ryan: top 10 connections between nist & nanothermite*
did drills prevent andrews afb from responding to 9/11?*
flashback: al-qaeda - the database: how the pentagon/cia made an 'enemy'*
'the single database that contains terrorist-related intelligence & law enforcement information in a single repository'*
toxic wtc tactic*
review finds 9/11/09 potomac exercise was a bad idea*
video: 9/11 redux part1 - former fbi agent colleen rowley discusses still unanswered questions about the lead up to 9/11*
and here are parts 2 & 3 of the real news' 9/11 redux ... updates: history commons' reaction to coleen rowley on real news network: where’s wilshire?
update: passport with 9/11 suspect's name found in pakistan
from cnn: A passport bearing the name of Said Bahaji, a suspect linked to the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington, has been found in a town captured by the Pakistani military. The passport was found in South Waziristan, where the Pakistani military has been battling to wrest territory from the Taliban in Pakistan. It contained a Pakistani visa issued in August 2001 showing that the bearer entered Pakistan on September 4, 2001, and appeared unusually new for a document eight years old. CNN has not independently confirmed its authenticity.
kevin ryan: top 10 connections between nist & nanothermite*
did drills prevent andrews afb from responding to 9/11?*
flashback: al-qaeda - the database: how the pentagon/cia made an 'enemy'*
'the single database that contains terrorist-related intelligence & law enforcement information in a single repository'*
toxic wtc tactic*
review finds 9/11/09 potomac exercise was a bad idea*
video: 9/11 redux part1 - former fbi agent colleen rowley discusses still unanswered questions about the lead up to 9/11*
and here are parts 2 & 3 of the real news' 9/11 redux ... updates: history commons' reaction to coleen rowley on real news network: where’s wilshire?
update: passport with 9/11 suspect's name found in pakistan
from cnn: A passport bearing the name of Said Bahaji, a suspect linked to the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington, has been found in a town captured by the Pakistani military. The passport was found in South Waziristan, where the Pakistani military has been battling to wrest territory from the Taliban in Pakistan. It contained a Pakistani visa issued in August 2001 showing that the bearer entered Pakistan on September 4, 2001, and appeared unusually new for a document eight years old. CNN has not independently confirmed its authenticity.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
obamessiah updates: polls, plans, games & the grid
obama already ties bush on golf games played while in office*
white house issues obama family photo, taken by annie leibovitz*
obama sees worst poll rating drop in 50yrs*
1st daughters not vaccinated against h1n1*
obama every bit as bad as bush/cheney on patriot act*
why is dick cheney helping obama?*
video: olbermann & maddow defend meeting with obama*
dems waking up w/ 'obama hangover' in state, local elections*
democrats return fire on black panthers case*
obama's new world order*
'public option' likely to be managed by private insurance company*
obama set to unveil 'too big to fail' plans*
obama to detail stimulus spending on 'smart grid'*
10/29 updates:
coming in december: world government*
obama signs 'hate crimes' bill*
obama signs law extending hate crimes to sexual orientation, gender*
obama signs law giving dod authority to exempt photos from foia*
...meanwhile, speculation mounts over ron paul 2012 bid*
white house issues obama family photo, taken by annie leibovitz*
obama sees worst poll rating drop in 50yrs*
1st daughters not vaccinated against h1n1*
obama every bit as bad as bush/cheney on patriot act*
why is dick cheney helping obama?*
video: olbermann & maddow defend meeting with obama*
dems waking up w/ 'obama hangover' in state, local elections*
democrats return fire on black panthers case*
obama's new world order*
'public option' likely to be managed by private insurance company*
obama set to unveil 'too big to fail' plans*
obama to detail stimulus spending on 'smart grid'*
10/29 updates:
coming in december: world government*
obama signs 'hate crimes' bill*
obama signs law extending hate crimes to sexual orientation, gender*
obama signs law giving dod authority to exempt photos from foia*
...meanwhile, speculation mounts over ron paul 2012 bid*
Monday, October 26, 2009
more media/memes on legalizing & taxing marijuana
from abcnews: Not there yet, but the roundtable seemed to think that the legalization of marijuana is coming. John Podesta even suggested (in jest?) taxing marijuana could be a way to pay for health care. The times they are a-changin’.
flashback: feds to issue new medical marijuana policy
flashback: feds to issue new medical marijuana policy
spy story: con man or super spook
what's the difference, really? - but either way, roland carnaby wasn't supposed to meet his death on a houston highway in a high-speed chase with the cops...
from houston press: Roland Carnaby was on the run. Pulled over going 75 in a 60, he'd panicked and taken off from the traffic cop and now was racing along Highway 288 at nearly 120 miles per hour with police officers right on his tail. A Houston Police Department officer named Charles Starks had stopped him driving his Jeep Commander a little before 10 a.m. on April 29, 2008. Carnaby announced he was CIA and pulled out his credentials. Starks asked for a phone number to call to verify Carnaby's claim. Carnaby gave him one, but said that probably no one was there. When Starks asked to hold the CIA badge, Carnaby refused, citing "national security" issues...
The officers later claimed that they saw Carnaby grab a "dark and shiny object" that they thought was a gun. It turned out to be his BlackBerry, which was lying next to Carnaby's body as officers handcuffed him. Bleeding badly, Carnaby began kicking out blindly. His phone records show he tried frantically to make several calls, but was only able to push random digits. He died before an ambulance could get him to the hospital.
Conspiracy theories flooded the Web, claiming the CIA or some foreign intelligence agency had assassinated Carnaby. His friends and family swore Carnaby was the real McCoy and that he knew many CIA and FBI big shots, as well as a host of local law-enforcement officers. But the CIA and FBI denied ever employing him, and HPD Chief Harold Hurtt and Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia publicly claimed they hardly knew the man. Who was this guy? everyone wondered. Was he really an international CIA officer, killed in a routine traffic stop in Texas?
A year and a half later, the Houston Press has obtained new information in the form of depositions from former intelligence officers that appears to establish that Roland Carnaby was the real deal — at least for part of his life.
flashbacks: cop kills cia agent after car chase in downton houston & carnaby’s widow sues, claims husband was member of cia
from houston press: Roland Carnaby was on the run. Pulled over going 75 in a 60, he'd panicked and taken off from the traffic cop and now was racing along Highway 288 at nearly 120 miles per hour with police officers right on his tail. A Houston Police Department officer named Charles Starks had stopped him driving his Jeep Commander a little before 10 a.m. on April 29, 2008. Carnaby announced he was CIA and pulled out his credentials. Starks asked for a phone number to call to verify Carnaby's claim. Carnaby gave him one, but said that probably no one was there. When Starks asked to hold the CIA badge, Carnaby refused, citing "national security" issues...
The officers later claimed that they saw Carnaby grab a "dark and shiny object" that they thought was a gun. It turned out to be his BlackBerry, which was lying next to Carnaby's body as officers handcuffed him. Bleeding badly, Carnaby began kicking out blindly. His phone records show he tried frantically to make several calls, but was only able to push random digits. He died before an ambulance could get him to the hospital.
Conspiracy theories flooded the Web, claiming the CIA or some foreign intelligence agency had assassinated Carnaby. His friends and family swore Carnaby was the real McCoy and that he knew many CIA and FBI big shots, as well as a host of local law-enforcement officers. But the CIA and FBI denied ever employing him, and HPD Chief Harold Hurtt and Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia publicly claimed they hardly knew the man. Who was this guy? everyone wondered. Was he really an international CIA officer, killed in a routine traffic stop in Texas?
A year and a half later, the Houston Press has obtained new information in the form of depositions from former intelligence officers that appears to establish that Roland Carnaby was the real deal — at least for part of his life.
flashbacks: cop kills cia agent after car chase in downton houston & carnaby’s widow sues, claims husband was member of cia
52 children rescued in nation-wide prostitution sting, 700 arrested
... can the specter of the franklin scandal be far away? ...
from latimes: Federal officials rescued 52 children and arrested nearly 700 people over the last three days in a nationwide crackdown on child prostitution.
Almost 1,600 agents and officers took part in the raids, which followed investigations in 36 cities, according to the FBI, local law enforcement agencies and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Included in the arrests were 60 pimps, according to the FBI and local police officials.
Authorities say the youngest victim was 10.
In Southern California, two children were rescued in Riverside, and four adults were arrested, said Laura Eimiller, an FBI spokeswoman. Four suspected customers of child prostitutes were arrested in Orange County.
"It is repugnant that children in these times could be subjected to the great pain, suffering and indignity of being forced into sexual slavery for someone else's profit," Assistant Atty. Gen. Lanny A. Breuer said in a statement. He added that the latest raids show that "the scourge of child prostitution still exists on the streets of our cities."
The sweep, dubbed Operation Cross Country, is part of the Innocence Lost National Initiative, started in 2003 to address child sex trafficking in the U.S.
The initiative has rescued nearly 900 children; led to the conviction of 510 pimps, madams and their associates; and seized $3.1 million in assets, according to the FBI.
"We're having an enormous impact on this business," said Ernie Allen, president of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Most of the recovered children have been girls, who usually become victims of traffickers around age 12, Allen said.
He estimated that 100,000 children are still involved in sex trafficking in the U.S., adding that the problem is growing partly because of the recession.
related video: running in the shadows: recession drives surge in youth runaways - new york times article set in oregon
from latimes: Federal officials rescued 52 children and arrested nearly 700 people over the last three days in a nationwide crackdown on child prostitution.
Almost 1,600 agents and officers took part in the raids, which followed investigations in 36 cities, according to the FBI, local law enforcement agencies and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Included in the arrests were 60 pimps, according to the FBI and local police officials.
Authorities say the youngest victim was 10.
In Southern California, two children were rescued in Riverside, and four adults were arrested, said Laura Eimiller, an FBI spokeswoman. Four suspected customers of child prostitutes were arrested in Orange County.
"It is repugnant that children in these times could be subjected to the great pain, suffering and indignity of being forced into sexual slavery for someone else's profit," Assistant Atty. Gen. Lanny A. Breuer said in a statement. He added that the latest raids show that "the scourge of child prostitution still exists on the streets of our cities."
The sweep, dubbed Operation Cross Country, is part of the Innocence Lost National Initiative, started in 2003 to address child sex trafficking in the U.S.
The initiative has rescued nearly 900 children; led to the conviction of 510 pimps, madams and their associates; and seized $3.1 million in assets, according to the FBI.
"We're having an enormous impact on this business," said Ernie Allen, president of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Most of the recovered children have been girls, who usually become victims of traffickers around age 12, Allen said.
He estimated that 100,000 children are still involved in sex trafficking in the U.S., adding that the problem is growing partly because of the recession.
related video: running in the shadows: recession drives surge in youth runaways - new york times article set in oregon
at the base of the pyramid: creating the market for poor consumers
from wall st journal: Around the world, four billion people live in poverty. And Western companies are struggling to turn them into customers.
For the past decade, business visionaries have argued that these people, dubbed the Base of the Pyramid, make up an enormous, untapped market. Some of the world's biggest, savviest corporations have aimed to address their basic needs—by selling them everything from clean water to electricity.
But, time and again, the initiatives have quietly fizzled out. Why? Because these companies were looking at it all wrong.
Put most simply: The Base of the Pyramid is not actually a market. True, those billions of low-income people have a lot in common. But they don't have two of the vital characteristics you need to have a consumer market. They haven't been conditioned to think that the products being offered are something one would even buy. And they haven't adapted their behaviors and budgets to fit the products into their lives. A consumer market is nothing less than a lifestyle built around a product.
Think of an example close to home. In the 1970s, bottled water was a foreign idea to most Americans—it wasn't part of American consumers' lifestyle. It took decades for large numbers of consumers to accept the notion of buying something you could get free out of a faucet—and turn bottled water into a big business. For many poor consumers, paying for clean water or sanitation products seems just as outlandish.
The answer? Companies must create markets—new lifestyles—among poor consumers. They must make the idea of paying money for the products seem natural, and they must induce consumers to fit those goods into their long-held routines...
One final thought: When marketing to the Base of the Pyramid, companies should be positive. Instead of telling consumers that a product will alleviate their hardships, companies should stress how the product will make their lives more enjoyable.
For the past decade, business visionaries have argued that these people, dubbed the Base of the Pyramid, make up an enormous, untapped market. Some of the world's biggest, savviest corporations have aimed to address their basic needs—by selling them everything from clean water to electricity.
But, time and again, the initiatives have quietly fizzled out. Why? Because these companies were looking at it all wrong.
Put most simply: The Base of the Pyramid is not actually a market. True, those billions of low-income people have a lot in common. But they don't have two of the vital characteristics you need to have a consumer market. They haven't been conditioned to think that the products being offered are something one would even buy. And they haven't adapted their behaviors and budgets to fit the products into their lives. A consumer market is nothing less than a lifestyle built around a product.
Think of an example close to home. In the 1970s, bottled water was a foreign idea to most Americans—it wasn't part of American consumers' lifestyle. It took decades for large numbers of consumers to accept the notion of buying something you could get free out of a faucet—and turn bottled water into a big business. For many poor consumers, paying for clean water or sanitation products seems just as outlandish.
The answer? Companies must create markets—new lifestyles—among poor consumers. They must make the idea of paying money for the products seem natural, and they must induce consumers to fit those goods into their long-held routines...
One final thought: When marketing to the Base of the Pyramid, companies should be positive. Instead of telling consumers that a product will alleviate their hardships, companies should stress how the product will make their lives more enjoyable.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
terror drills & wargames: from israel to arizona
heavily armed law enforcement teams scattered across bay area this weekend for 'urban shield 2009'
from contra costa times: Armed officers in full battle gear will be scattered throughout the Bay Area this weekend, rescuing hostages, fighting bank robbers and quelling terrorism at the Oakland Airport, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, the NASA Ames Research Center and 22 other high profile sites. There will be the sound of gunfire and blasts — all part of Urban Shield, one of the biggest domestic terrorism drills in the country. The $1 million, two-day event begins Saturday and will test the training of 27 crack teams from throughout the state, elsewhere in the country and the world...
27 teams? or is it: '25 teams practice emergency response' ... abc probably just confused the number of teams with the number of scenarios ... nothing to see here, move along:
drill may delay travel into fort huachuca wednesday
from azstarnet: Southern Arizona’s largest military installation is testing its anti-terrorism measures on Wednesday, a drill that could make travel there more time-consuming. Fort Huachuca’s force protection exercise may cause hold-ups for traffic entering the installation, an Army news release said. “Visitors to the fort may experience some delays that day,” said the release from spokeswoman Tanja Linton. Those entering the fort should be prepared to present identification and proof of insurance and vehicle registration, she said. Fort Huachuca, about 75 miles southeast of Tucson, is home to the Army’s military intelligence training center.
and, of course, the folks at fort huachuca are big fans of mediamonarchy.com, visiting several times a week ...
now let's catch a bus in orlando:
tsa spot-checks greyhound bus terminal
from orlando sentinel: Bryce Williams wasn't expecting to walk through a metal detector or have his bags screened for explosives at the Greyhound bus terminal near downtown Orlando. But Williams and 689 other passengers went through tougher-than-normal security procedures Thursday as part of a random check coordinated by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration. The idea is to keep off guard terrorists and others who mean harm, thereby improving safety for passengers and workers. There was no specific threat to the bus station on John Young Parkway south of Colonial Drive. Although the TSA is best known for its agents at airports, the agency's Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response, or VIPR, teams stage periodic operations at bus and train stations, ports and other transportation centers. They began work in December 2006. Thursday's daylong event was the first at a Greyhound station in Florida, said John Daly, TSA security director for the Orlando region.
and then finally, we jet off to the 'holy' land for some hi-tech & hush-hush wargames w/ everyone's favorite bff's:
USrael rehearse state of the art air defence umbrella
from afp: A massive air defence drill under way in Israel will join Israeli and US systems to create the world's most advanced anti-missile umbrella to protect the Jewish state, officials said on Thursday. The Juniper Cobra 10 exercises, the fifth in a series of joint air defence drills between the allies, began this week and comes amid heightened tension between Israel and arch-foe Iran. Some 1,000 US soldiers will take part in the two-week exercise combining Israeli and US systems to "create the world's most advanced air defence system to protect our citizens and homes from attack," the commander of Israel's Air Defence Corps, Brigadier General Doron Gavish, told reporters. Israeli and US commanders refused to describe the scenarios they are simulating, but said they would practise merging different anti-missile systems that defend simultaneously against long-, medium- and short-range missiles.
i feel safer already...
from contra costa times: Armed officers in full battle gear will be scattered throughout the Bay Area this weekend, rescuing hostages, fighting bank robbers and quelling terrorism at the Oakland Airport, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, the NASA Ames Research Center and 22 other high profile sites. There will be the sound of gunfire and blasts — all part of Urban Shield, one of the biggest domestic terrorism drills in the country. The $1 million, two-day event begins Saturday and will test the training of 27 crack teams from throughout the state, elsewhere in the country and the world...
27 teams? or is it: '25 teams practice emergency response' ... abc probably just confused the number of teams with the number of scenarios ... nothing to see here, move along:
drill may delay travel into fort huachuca wednesday
from azstarnet: Southern Arizona’s largest military installation is testing its anti-terrorism measures on Wednesday, a drill that could make travel there more time-consuming. Fort Huachuca’s force protection exercise may cause hold-ups for traffic entering the installation, an Army news release said. “Visitors to the fort may experience some delays that day,” said the release from spokeswoman Tanja Linton. Those entering the fort should be prepared to present identification and proof of insurance and vehicle registration, she said. Fort Huachuca, about 75 miles southeast of Tucson, is home to the Army’s military intelligence training center.
and, of course, the folks at fort huachuca are big fans of mediamonarchy.com, visiting several times a week ...
now let's catch a bus in orlando:
tsa spot-checks greyhound bus terminal
from orlando sentinel: Bryce Williams wasn't expecting to walk through a metal detector or have his bags screened for explosives at the Greyhound bus terminal near downtown Orlando. But Williams and 689 other passengers went through tougher-than-normal security procedures Thursday as part of a random check coordinated by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration. The idea is to keep off guard terrorists and others who mean harm, thereby improving safety for passengers and workers. There was no specific threat to the bus station on John Young Parkway south of Colonial Drive. Although the TSA is best known for its agents at airports, the agency's Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response, or VIPR, teams stage periodic operations at bus and train stations, ports and other transportation centers. They began work in December 2006. Thursday's daylong event was the first at a Greyhound station in Florida, said John Daly, TSA security director for the Orlando region.
and then finally, we jet off to the 'holy' land for some hi-tech & hush-hush wargames w/ everyone's favorite bff's:
USrael rehearse state of the art air defence umbrella
from afp: A massive air defence drill under way in Israel will join Israeli and US systems to create the world's most advanced anti-missile umbrella to protect the Jewish state, officials said on Thursday. The Juniper Cobra 10 exercises, the fifth in a series of joint air defence drills between the allies, began this week and comes amid heightened tension between Israel and arch-foe Iran. Some 1,000 US soldiers will take part in the two-week exercise combining Israeli and US systems to "create the world's most advanced air defence system to protect our citizens and homes from attack," the commander of Israel's Air Defence Corps, Brigadier General Doron Gavish, told reporters. Israeli and US commanders refused to describe the scenarios they are simulating, but said they would practise merging different anti-missile systems that defend simultaneously against long-, medium- and short-range missiles.
i feel safer already...
corbett report: episode104/105 - weaponized culture
episode104 is the full audio from 'fall of the republic'
related video: james corbett on the alex jones show*
episode105 - weaponized culture
from corbett report: To what extent is our culture shaped by the culture creators? From culture and fashion to celebrity gossip and tv programming, there is no way to escape the steady stream of propaganda that assaults us on a daily basis. But forewarned is forearmed, and if we can become conscious of the techniques of manipulation, then perhaps we can dismantle the most subtle weapon of all.
download episode105 [55.0mb mp3]
video update: economic101 - carbon trading
previous episode: 103 - the smart grid cometh
related video: james corbett on the alex jones show*
episode105 - weaponized culture
from corbett report: To what extent is our culture shaped by the culture creators? From culture and fashion to celebrity gossip and tv programming, there is no way to escape the steady stream of propaganda that assaults us on a daily basis. But forewarned is forearmed, and if we can become conscious of the techniques of manipulation, then perhaps we can dismantle the most subtle weapon of all.
download episode105 [55.0mb mp3]
video update: economic101 - carbon trading
previous episode: 103 - the smart grid cometh
Saturday, October 24, 2009
bank failures hit 106 for year; many more are weak
from ap: It's a big number that only tells part of the story. The number of banks that have failed so far this year topped 100 on Friday — hitting 106 by the end of the day — the most in nearly two decades. But the trouble in the banking system from bad loans and the recession goes even deeper.
Dozens, perhaps hundreds, of other banks remain open even though they are as weak as many that have been shuttered. Regulators are seizing banks slowly and selectively — partly to avoid inciting panic and partly because buyers for bad banks are hard to find.
Going slow buys time. An economic recovery could save some banks that would otherwise go under. But if the recovery is slow and smaller banks' finances get even worse, it could wind up costing even more.
This year's 106 bank failures are the most in any year since 181 collapsed in 1992 at the end of the savings-and-loan crisis. On Friday, regulators took over three small Florida banks — Partners Bank and Hillcrest Bank Florida, both of Naples, and Flagship National Bank in Bradenton — along with four elsewhere: American United Bank of Lawrenceville, Ga., Bank of Elmwood in Racine, Wis., Riverview Community Bank in Otsego, Minn., and First Dupage Bank in Westmont, Ill.
Dozens, perhaps hundreds, of other banks remain open even though they are as weak as many that have been shuttered. Regulators are seizing banks slowly and selectively — partly to avoid inciting panic and partly because buyers for bad banks are hard to find.
Going slow buys time. An economic recovery could save some banks that would otherwise go under. But if the recovery is slow and smaller banks' finances get even worse, it could wind up costing even more.
This year's 106 bank failures are the most in any year since 181 collapsed in 1992 at the end of the savings-and-loan crisis. On Friday, regulators took over three small Florida banks — Partners Bank and Hillcrest Bank Florida, both of Naples, and Flagship National Bank in Bradenton — along with four elsewhere: American United Bank of Lawrenceville, Ga., Bank of Elmwood in Racine, Wis., Riverview Community Bank in Otsego, Minn., and First Dupage Bank in Westmont, Ill.
obama declares swine flu a national emergency
... which, like other 'national emergencies', lets vague directives kick in and be used in broad & sweeping ways - checkpoints, curfews & possible forced vaccinations ...
from ap: President Barack Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency and empowered his health secretary to suspend federal requirements and speed treatment for thousands of infected people.
The declaration that Obama signed late Friday authorized Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to bypass federal rules so health officials can respond more quickly to the outbreak, which has killed more than 1,000 people in the United States.
The goal is to remove bureaucratic roadblocks and make it easier for sick people to seek treatment and medical providers to provide it immediately. That could mean fewer hurdles involving Medicare, Medicaid or health privacy regulations.
"As a nation, we have prepared at all levels of government, and as individuals and communities, taking unprecedented steps to counter the emerging pandemic," Obama wrote in the declaration, which the White House announced Saturday.
10/27 updates:
obama declares natl emergency over swine flu; but why?*
obama declares swine flu a national emergency*
obama’s h1n1 emergency declaration: is martial law unfolding?*
obama declares swine flu a national emergency*
emergency declaration could invoke fema response to pandemic*
another government 'emergency'*
swine flu scam reaches new heights with obama’s emergency declaration*
swine flu emergency! what does that mean?*
mandatory h1n1 vaccine for ny health workers suspended*
canadians wary of swine flu vaccine*
more than half of chinese don't want swine flu shot: poll*
flu pandemic could overwhelm internet capacity, gao warns*
1st daughters not vaccinated against h1n1*
video: paul questioned why obama kids hadn't vaccinated*
10/29 updates:
smashing pumpkins' billy corgan on swine flu propaganda*
obama launches deceptive swine flu propaganda blitz*
possible deaths from h1n1 vaccine reported in sweden*
irish boy rushed to hospital after swine flu jab*
video: blunt needles for swine flu vaccine*
ny gov paterson declares a state emergency to deal with the swine flu*
national security, one microbe at a time*
attempted murder of six harvard microbiologists*
breakthrough doc 'house of numbers' challenges conventional thinking on aids*
US govt report recommends blocking popular websites during pandemic flu outbreak*
obama's kids got their shot last week*
video: mass vax begins in quebec*
as long as we're here, let's add envirohealth updates:
intl day of climate change brought to you by the rockefellers*
viral video heats up global warming debate*
video: is obama poised to cede US sovereignty?*
death by treaty: lord monckton on 'the crisis of copenhagen'*
audio: corbett report interview w/ lord monckton*
are people reacting to hand sanitizers?*
'little mermaid' girl dies at age 10*
video: reid supports health care public option*
study suggests insecticide causes lupus & arthritis*
no men or women needed: artificial sperm & eggs created*
south korean cloning scientist convicted*
getting enough sleep? they aren't in west virginia*
from ap: President Barack Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency and empowered his health secretary to suspend federal requirements and speed treatment for thousands of infected people.
The declaration that Obama signed late Friday authorized Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to bypass federal rules so health officials can respond more quickly to the outbreak, which has killed more than 1,000 people in the United States.
The goal is to remove bureaucratic roadblocks and make it easier for sick people to seek treatment and medical providers to provide it immediately. That could mean fewer hurdles involving Medicare, Medicaid or health privacy regulations.
"As a nation, we have prepared at all levels of government, and as individuals and communities, taking unprecedented steps to counter the emerging pandemic," Obama wrote in the declaration, which the White House announced Saturday.
10/27 updates:
obama declares natl emergency over swine flu; but why?*
obama declares swine flu a national emergency*
obama’s h1n1 emergency declaration: is martial law unfolding?*
obama declares swine flu a national emergency*
emergency declaration could invoke fema response to pandemic*
another government 'emergency'*
swine flu scam reaches new heights with obama’s emergency declaration*
swine flu emergency! what does that mean?*
mandatory h1n1 vaccine for ny health workers suspended*
canadians wary of swine flu vaccine*
more than half of chinese don't want swine flu shot: poll*
flu pandemic could overwhelm internet capacity, gao warns*
1st daughters not vaccinated against h1n1*
video: paul questioned why obama kids hadn't vaccinated*
10/29 updates:
smashing pumpkins' billy corgan on swine flu propaganda*
obama launches deceptive swine flu propaganda blitz*
possible deaths from h1n1 vaccine reported in sweden*
irish boy rushed to hospital after swine flu jab*
video: blunt needles for swine flu vaccine*
ny gov paterson declares a state emergency to deal with the swine flu*
national security, one microbe at a time*
attempted murder of six harvard microbiologists*
breakthrough doc 'house of numbers' challenges conventional thinking on aids*
US govt report recommends blocking popular websites during pandemic flu outbreak*
obama's kids got their shot last week*
video: mass vax begins in quebec*
as long as we're here, let's add envirohealth updates:
intl day of climate change brought to you by the rockefellers*
viral video heats up global warming debate*
video: is obama poised to cede US sovereignty?*
death by treaty: lord monckton on 'the crisis of copenhagen'*
audio: corbett report interview w/ lord monckton*
are people reacting to hand sanitizers?*
'little mermaid' girl dies at age 10*
video: reid supports health care public option*
study suggests insecticide causes lupus & arthritis*
no men or women needed: artificial sperm & eggs created*
south korean cloning scientist convicted*
getting enough sleep? they aren't in west virginia*
Friday, October 23, 2009
media monarchy episode146
"trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty" on episode146 of media monarchy w/ broken trust: wall street's dead end & another 'new world next week' - more israeli spying, cia sentiments & the smart grid - obamessiah: 'fall of the republic', cronies & phonies - police state, geopolitiks, econocrash, murder/mayhem, history/mystery + updates on the murder of william bennett, truth music by the jam & tons more...
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media monarchy is originally broadcast live on the portland radio authority, zero point radio & revere radio network every friday at 10am pacific/11am mountain/1pm eastern...
and a huge thanks to boulder free radio, cascadia public radio, free radio olympia & berkeley liberation radio for rebroadcasting the show...
plus, you can always get podcasts of previous episodes thanks to itunes, radio4all.net & archive.org
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