http://www.watermelonpunch.com/whirl/ en Copyright 2008 Sun, 30 Oct 2005 22:07:41 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Wal-Mart documentary premiere week WAL-MART Movie Screenings (locations, dates, and times of movie screenings near you) There are a couple in NEPA, and surrounding areas, including several in the Allentown region. AlterNet: Wal-Mart Coverage: Sneak Peeks at "Wal-Mart: The High... http://www.watermelonpunch.com/whirl/archives/2005/10/movie_walmart_the_high_cost_of.php http://www.watermelonpunch.com/whirl/archives/2005/10/movie_walmart_the_high_cost_of.php Sun, 30 Oct 2005 22:07:41 -0500 New York Times - Wal-Mart Memo Suggests Ways to Cut Employee Benefit Costs An internal memo sent to Wal-Mart's board of directors proposes numerous ways to hold down spending on health care and other benefits while seeking to minimize damage... http://www.watermelonpunch.com/whirl/archives/2005/10/walmart_memo_suggests_ways_to.php http://www.watermelonpunch.com/whirl/archives/2005/10/walmart_memo_suggests_ways_to.php Sat, 29 Oct 2005 23:18:12 -0500 Why so nervous about robots, Wal-Mart? | News.blog | CNET News.com Wal-Mart-bashing appears to be a national sport these days, with legions of Wal-Mart critics growing faster than the retail empire can build new stores. In particular, the company's labor... http://www.watermelonpunch.com/whirl/archives/2005/07/walmart_possibly_looking_into.php http://www.watermelonpunch.com/whirl/archives/2005/07/walmart_possibly_looking_into.php Sun, 10 Jul 2005 11:35:20 -0500 washingtonpost.com - Wal-Mart To Apologize For Ad in Newspaper Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said yesterday that it made a "terrible" mistake in approving a recent newspaper advertisement that equated a proposed Arizona zoning ordinance with Nazi book-burning. The full-page advertisement included... http://www.watermelonpunch.com/whirl/archives/2005/05/walmart_apologizes_for_ironic.php http://www.watermelonpunch.com/whirl/archives/2005/05/walmart_apologizes_for_ironic.php Tue, 17 May 2005 16:50:49 -0500 Philadelphia Inquirer | 05/16/2005 | Pa. to Wal-Mart: Pay up for health care Lawmakers introduce a bill to make the retailer cover the costs for more of its employees so the state won't have to foot the bill. HARRISBURG -... http://www.watermelonpunch.com/whirl/archives/2005/05/pennsylvania_wants_walmart_to.php http://www.watermelonpunch.com/whirl/archives/2005/05/pennsylvania_wants_walmart_to.php Mon, 16 May 2005 14:50:05 -0500 Always Low Wages. Always. - New York Times Today, Wal-Mart is America's largest corporation. Like G.M. in its prime, it has become a widely emulated business icon. But there the resemblance ends. The average full-time Wal-Mart employee is paid only... http://www.watermelonpunch.com/whirl/archives/2005/05/always_low_wages_always.php http://www.watermelonpunch.com/whirl/archives/2005/05/always_low_wages_always.php Fri, 13 May 2005 13:15:16 -0500 The proprietoress of Very Big Blog has some mild thoughts on Toxic Mart [quoted en toto by permission]: I hate Walmart. The thing is I never remember that I hate Walmart until I step inside one to shop for something... http://www.watermelonpunch.com/whirl/archives/2005/04/the_proprietoress_of_very_big.php http://www.watermelonpunch.com/whirl/archives/2005/04/the_proprietoress_of_very_big.php Sat, 16 Apr 2005 00:00:56 -0500 The Real Cost Of Bottled Water: In light of a new independent study, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), a conservation organization, is urging people to drink tap water, which is often as good as bottled water, for the benefit of... http://www.watermelonpunch.com/whirl/archives/2005/04/the_real_cost_of_bottled.php http://www.watermelonpunch.com/whirl/archives/2005/04/the_real_cost_of_bottled.php Tue, 05 Apr 2005 12:11:56 -0500 Starbucks Delocator is afraid to use it's real name.... http://www.watermelonpunch.com/whirl/archives/2005/04/starbucks_delocator_is_afraid.php http://www.watermelonpunch.com/whirl/archives/2005/04/starbucks_delocator_is_afraid.php Tue, 05 Apr 2005 10:49:00 -0500 My sister, in Wisconsin, is blogging about Simple Living. Although, somehow, her idea of simple includes owning a Tivo. I don't even have cable.... http://www.watermelonpunch.com/whirl/archives/2005/04/my_sister_in_wisconsin_is.php http://www.watermelonpunch.com/whirl/archives/2005/04/my_sister_in_wisconsin_is.php Mon, 04 Apr 2005 09:14:15 -0500 Target Marketing of Germaphobes Watermelon Punch, the Blog - 01 Apr 2005 | OCD germaphobes, A target market: "But now it seems as if being germaphobic, even to the point of OCD-like symptoms, or being diagnosed with OCD, is almost... http://www.watermelonpunch.com/whirl/archives/2005/04/target_marketing_of_germaphobe.php http://www.watermelonpunch.com/whirl/archives/2005/04/target_marketing_of_germaphobe.php Fri, 01 Apr 2005 01:56:05 -0500 This Modern World: Moral bankruptcy... http://www.watermelonpunch.com/whirl/archives/2005/03/this_modern_world_moral_bankru.php http://www.watermelonpunch.com/whirl/archives/2005/03/this_modern_world_moral_bankru.php Fri, 25 Mar 2005 16:54:38 -0500 http://www.watermelonpunch.com/whirl/archives/2005/03/the_new_york_times.php http://www.watermelonpunch.com/whirl/archives/2005/03/the_new_york_times.php Tue, 08 Mar 2005 09:21:30 -0500 Bell's joke ad - too realistic to be funny? feministing.com - Protect your kids...from women's bodies (link via Third Wave Agenda: the "inappropriate" female body)... http://www.watermelonpunch.com/whirl/archives/2005/03/bells_joke_ad_too.php http://www.watermelonpunch.com/whirl/archives/2005/03/bells_joke_ad_too.php Tue, 08 Mar 2005 02:21:38 -0500 Feb. 16, 2005Montana debates special tax on Wal-Mart, others MISSOULA, Montana (Reuters) - Montana's state legislature is targeting the big-box megastores that have taken the place of the old Western general store, weighing a special tax to offset welfare costs... http://www.watermelonpunch.com/whirl/archives/2005/02/feb_16_2005montana_debates_spe.php http://www.watermelonpunch.com/whirl/archives/2005/02/feb_16_2005montana_debates_spe.php Fri, 18 Feb 2005 12:23:35 -0500