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September 30, 2008 All that is required - blind obedience to the keepers of the “truth”. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Extreme Digital Art Posted in Apocalypse, Armageddon, Armageddonists, DOMINIONISM, Miscellaneous, POWER, Poetry, Religious Right, aristoscale,

Eating straight out of a dumpster was never this much fun. Enter ‘Freeganism’. The phenomenon that denounces all forms of consumerism and capitalism. The people who believe in the simple life, protection of environment and revival of family and social values.

On the bottom of Zappos, an online retailer, website is a random display of one of their ten core values. When you click on it, you see a full display of all ten values. Note the number one item “Deliver WOW Through Service”. An interesting, and on its face, a laudable statement.

Just days ago Chancellor Allistar Darling gave us the most gloomy pronouncement of the economic times ahead for UK residents when he said that economic times for the UK are “arguably the worst they’ve been in 60 years” and that this economic downturn is going to be “more profound and long-lasting

People experience financial difficulties all the time. Job losses, medical bills, divorces, plunging home values & general overspending on purchases can drive consumers into debt to maintain their lifestyles. Debt levels can become so large that they are difficult to manage & full repayment may not be entirely realistic.

Canadian Home Mortgage Trend: Cash Back Mortgage By Miranda Marquit August 13th, 2008 Posted in Consumer warning, Mortgage Trends, Home Mortgage, Mortgage News, Mortgages You have probably heard of cash out home equity loans. In these arrangements, you take a home equity loan out on your home for more than you owe on the home.

Driving through suburbia, where I live, sometimes feels like being in a movie, where the same background loop of film plays over and over. One section of roadway looks the same as the next: the strip malls all have the same stores, and if you go ten miles, you’ll see the same stores flashing by

I’m not sure if it is just me, the press or a cosmic vibe but it feels as if times are certainly getting maybe not more desperate, but more economically worrisome. What is ironic is that at the same time there is good economic news about wages staying ahead of inflation and unemployment remaining

A Bearish Dow Has its Worst June Since the Great Depression Money Morning Writes: By Jason Simpkins Associate Editor High oil prices, a steep drop in consumer confidence, declining home values and a weak dollar conspired to drive the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its lowest point in two years, and made for the benchmark index’s worst June since the Great Depression.

Oh, how the iPhone rumors keep flying. A press report claims Iranian assets have been withdrawn from Europe ahead of new sanctions. Ukrainian News learned this from a statement by the presidential press service. Rising prices and falling property values send UK consumer confidence to new lows, the BRC said.