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  2. Dad, 36, rushed to the bathroom a dozen times a day. It was ...

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    Thomas Packard was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer after rectal bleeding, using the bathroom a dozen times a day. He had six months to live. Doctors used HAI to treat him.

  3. Why 'In the Whale' documentary on Provincetown diver ... - AOL

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    In the 81-minute film we meet Packard’s sons, his wife, his sisters and his mother, renowned artist Ann Packard. His father, also an artist, was gone before Packard knew him.

  4. Planned obsolescence - Wikipedia

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    Philip Kotler argues that: "Much so-called planned obsolescence is the working of the competitive and technological forces in a free society - forces that lead to ever-improving goods and services." [63] Critics such as Vance Packard argues the process is wasteful and exploits customers. With psychological obsolescence, resources are used up ...

  5. Rules of the garage - Wikipedia

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    The Rules were first articulated in 1999 by then HP CEO Carly Fiorina - during her tenure as then HP CEO - and they were later used in a Hewlett-Packard ad campaign. [1] The name was a reference to David Packard's garage in Palo Alto, in which Packard and Bill Hewlett first founded the company after graduating from nearby Stanford University in ...

  6. 10 supposedly 'bad' things that are actually really good for you

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    The truth is, most things aren't actually all that bad for you if you take them in moderation. Prepare to rejoice and check out the round-up gallery above for 10 supposedly bad things that are ...

  7. The Naked Society - Wikipedia

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    The Naked Society is a 1964 book on privacy by Vance Packard. The book argues that changes in technology are encroaching on privacy and could eventually create a society with radically different privacy standards. Packard criticized advertisers' unfettered use of private information to create marketing schemes.

  8. Why Hewlett-Packard Will Never Be Great Again - AOL

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    It was two years ago this week that Hewlett-Packard's (HPQ) world was turned upside-down. Then-CEO Mark Hurd -- who had excelled at improving margins at the PC maker through shrewd cost-cutting ...

  9. When Heaven Was at the Corner of Sycamore and Main

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    The ratio of sales between Packard's economy and luxury cars shot up from 3 to 1 in the mid 1930s to 12 to 1 in 1939. [5] In the longer run, however, this blurring of Packard's image was disastrous for the company. Even though the public perceived the Packard as a quality car, people no longer associated it with luxury and premier craftsmanship.