Over 250 Zion Preparatory Academy students K-5th graders will have the opportunity to meet and greet Hamtaro in person, do the Ham-Ham dance and see an episode of Hamtaro before it debuts nationally--Anime News Service, May 16, 2002

As Madison Avenue becomes more and more desperate to push its products, corporations have taken new steps in advertising. These steps range from invasive, such as interrupting school to debut a new cartoon freshly translated from the original Japanese to downright annoying such as ten full minutes television commercials before the start of a movie the patron paid good money to see. The advertisers are working overtime to get our attention and gather information about our habits.

Advertising is a relatively new phenomenon to the world. Throughout history, product was made locally and sold locally. If one wanted ale, one looked for the sign in his village, town, or whatever. Beer was...