Triadic Philosophy: 06/21/12

6/21/12

Twitter Problem Say It Isn't So

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I am not generally paranoid.In this case paranoia is not valid I am merely wondering why I cannot access TwitterI have spent the morning trying to draw attentionto what I consider a conspiracy by the GOPto wreck the Presidency of Barack Obamaon the very night that he was inauguratedI am posting this note in hopes that the very act will jog my Twitter accountback into activityIf not I will not be paranoidBut resolute anger is still an option

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stephencrose Stephen C. Rose Jun 21, 10:27 AMRobert Draper Book: GOP's Anti-Obama Campaign Started Night Of Inaugurationhttp://t.co/zPPylyM7 Another source.

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The History of Supersizing: How We've Become a Nation Hooked on Bigger Is Better

http://www.alternet.org/food/155932/the_...is_better/

From the article:

Quote:New York Mayor Bloomberg's new rules limiting sodas and other sugary drinks sold in restaurants, movie theaters, sports arenas, food carts and delis to 16 ounces has spurred a national debate. Should government limit our serving sizes? Bloomberg's rules do not prevent a person from buying two, five or 10 16-ounce sodas and drinking them all in one sitting. They just prevent a restaurant from selling that much soda in one cup. Stupid rule? Not if you know the history of supersizing.

The idea can be traced back to a man named David Wallerstein, who ran movie theaters in the 1960s. He tried method after method to get his customers to buy more than one order of popcorn. Nothing worked. Then he realized why: people thought they would look like pigs if they bought two popcorns. So he tried increasing sales a different way, by offering a jumbo size popcorn. The trick worked. Popcorn sales went up.

Nowadays, this profit-boosting trick is the standard at any movie theater. Some theater chains require cashiers to inform every customer that they can have the next size up for an extra quarter or two. It's a tiny amount of money to pay for a larger size of soda or popcorn, but for the theater, those extra few cents are nearly all profit. The labor costs them the same to sell you a small popcorn or a large one. The added cost of a box or a cup plus some syrup and water, or some popcorn, salt and seasoning is minimal. And you as the customer perceive this as a great value.

Wallerstein's brilliant idea might have stayed in his theater chain, but in 1968, he became a director of McDonald's. In the 1970s, the economy was not on McDonald's' side, and customers were visiting the restaurants less and less and then only buying very little. Wallerstein convinced the chain to offer larger sizes of fries to boost sales -- and, of course, it worked. Incredibly, the large size of fries from the late 1970s is the small size of fries today! The same is true of other menu items. The largest soda in 1955 was a mere seven ounces, smaller than the 12-ounce child size offered today.

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You aren't seeing things and it's no accident. The sizes, portions, and varieties are bigger and better marketed. Another round of dubious 1st place blue ribbons the US has won.

6/21/12

Twitter Problem Say It Isn't So

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The History of Supersizing: How We've Become a Nation Hooked on Bigger Is Better

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