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Companies get OK to annoy polar bears story.news.ask.com — The Fish and Wildlife Service issued regulations this week providing legal protection to seven oil companies planning to search for oil and gas in the Chukchi Sea off the northwestern coast of Alaska if "small numbers" of polar bears or Pacific walruses are incidentally harmed by their activities over the next five years. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Business, Nature |
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How Speculators Are Causing the Cost of Living to Skyrocket www.spiegel.de — After investing in high-tech stocks and real estate loans for years, legions of speculators have now discovered commodities like oil and gas, wheat and rice. Their huge investments are pushing prices up to unprecedented levels -- with serious consequences for ordinary people's quality of life and the global economy. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Business, Humanity |
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Why Oil Price Is High - Fed Printed Way Too Many Dollars www.chroniclesmagazine.org — The two biggest factors in oil’s high price are the weakness in the U.S. dollar’s exchange value and the liquidity that the Federal Reserve is pumping out. In an effort to forestall a serious recession and further crises in derivative instruments, the Federal Reserve is pouring out liquidity that is financing speculation in oil futures contracts. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Business, Government |
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'Free Software' Scammers Fined $2.2 Million techdirt.com — We've seen various incarnations of the scam (often found in infomercials) where a company offers you something for "free," but in the fine print, you're really signing up for an ongoing paid service. For years, some of the biggest "ringtone" companies made much of their money this way, offering "free" or cheap ringtones that actually involved the user signing up for a monthly service without realizing it. The infamous "Video Professor" has been accused of running a similar system, though the company vehemently denies this. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Business, Government, Humanity |
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money.cnn.com — The Fed has a mandate to keep inflation in check. But global forces and worries about the U.S. economy will keep prices high for the foreseeable future. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Business, Government, Humanity |
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Football gamers sue EA - "blatantly anticompetitive conduct" www.bizjournals.com — "Electronic Arts could have continued to compete by offering a lower price and/or a higher quality product," the suit said. "Instead, Electronic Arts quickly entered into a series of exclusive agreements with the only viable sports football associations in the United States: the National Football League, the Arena Football League, and NCAA Football More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Business, Entertainment, Sports, Technology |
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Viacom Demands YouTube Take Down Viral Video Made By Viacom techdirt.com — We know that Viacom really dislikes YouTube, but it seems to have taken that hatred a bit beyond reasonable (assuming you don't already consider its $1 billion lawsuit unreasonable). For the MTV Movie Awards (MTV being a Viacom property), Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr. made a "spoof" viral video to try to get attention for their upcoming comedy movie, Tropic Thunder. The clip was well done, and clearly recognized all the key ingredients to make a viral video a winner. So what happens with a viral video? Well, it gets sent around and, most likely, gets placed on YouTube. So, what does Viacom do? Well, thanks to reader Cannen for pointing out the news that Viacom sent a takedown notice to YouTube. MIT's YouTomb project is tracking the takedown. It makes you wonder if Viacom is so blinded by its hatred of YouTube that it missed the point of a viral video being that it be allowed to be... you know... viral. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Business, Entertainment, Technology |
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America's Most Time-Draining Airports www.forbes.com — In Depth: America's Top 20 Time-Draining Airports More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Business, Other, Technology |
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13 Things Your Car Mechanic Won't Tell You www.rd.com — Real mechanics give you the inside scoop on the tricks of the trade. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Business, Humanity |
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Republicans Block Extra Taxes On Oil Companies www.huffingtonpost.com — Senate Republicans blocked a proposal Tuesday to tax the windfall profits of the largest oil companies, despite pleas by Democratic leaders to use the measure to address America's anger over $4 a gallon gasoline. The Democrats failed, 51-43, to get the 60 votes needed to overcome a GOP filibuster and bring the energy package up for consideration. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Business, Government |