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POPSKnut Again I still like to follow this sweet bear. I don't like zoos much, but since he was already there, hand raised ans all, I've been happy to see that he is fine. I don't know why his mom rejected him. She probably doesn't like the Zoo either,
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POPSOil Drillers and MMS Chicks "During the Bush years, the agency has faced harsh criticism for failing to vigorously pursue millions of dollars in outstanding or potential royalties. One controversial program, called royalty-in-kind, allows energy companies to pay the government in gas and oil, instead of dollars. According to the inspector general's report, the royalty-in-kind office of the MMS was rife with ''substance abuse and promiscuity.'' Certain fun-loving employees were known as the ''MMS Chicks'' by energy firm employees, who would generously invite the women to lively social events. Oil and gas companies named in the reports are Chevron, Hess, Shell Pipeline and Gary-Williams Energy. They paid for MMS workers to attend PGA golf tournaments, Major League Baseball and football games, ski trips, a Toby Keith concert, paintball-shooting events and ''treasure hunts,'' whatever that means."
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POPSPelosi: Oil Companies Should Pay Royalties The government grants private companies “leases” for the resources in exchange for a portion called a royalty. Democrats have been clamoring for legislation that allowed oil companies drilling in the Gulf of Mexico in 1998 and 1999 to pay a reduced royalty even though the price of oil had risen substantially. The royalty break was an incentive to drill amid low oil prices. Democrats have suggested that companies be required to repay the back royalties if they want federal leases in the future. Republicans have called that a breach of contract with the drillers. In addition, The Denver Post reported Sunday that federal investigators are preparing to release a report detailing improper relationships between Interior Department officials who oversee offshore drilling and oil executives, including golf outings, ski trips and romantic liaisons. Also, Pelosi has been pushing to end tax breaks granted to oil companies.
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POPSGOP And Bipartisan Effort To Force Democrats To Lift A Drilling Ban
Washington - As Congress heads into its last week before August recess and political conventions, there's one big item on the must-do list: Action to ease energy costs for American families. ongressional leaders are increasingly deadlocked over what to do. In response, frustrated rank-and-file members on both sides of the aisle are stepping up efforts to find common ground. Rep. Nick Lampson (D) of Texas is now pursuing his own version of an offshore drilling bill that would dedicate all $2.6 trillion in expected royalties to research on alternative energy. Last week, Republicans blocked three Democratic bills in as many days: On Thursday, the House rejected a measure that would have released about 70 million barrels of oil from the nation's SPR. On Friday, Senate Republicans blocked a move that would stop excessive speculation in energy markets. On Saturday, the GOP opposed taking up a $5.1 billion Senate measure to help low-income Americans pay utility bills this year.
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POPSRecording Industry Decries AM-FM Broadcasting as 'A Form of Piracy' I'm sick of this word "Piracy". It's connotations of "stealing" as the RIAA likes to marry to the former. If I steal something I have deprived you of something as in stealing a car deprives you of said car. Theft of the material and tangible. But taking something that can be infinitely copied; seems brazen to call that stealing. The idea that the loss of "potential" profits doesn't stand with me either. To me that's just a way of saying "We have plenty, but we want even more." I'm fortunate that many of my favorite musicians have left this model behind (NIN, Radiohead to name two) and have taken the stance that music is meant to be heard and not hoarded.
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POPSLundbeck Likes Myriad. Should You? It's a good sign that Lundbeck was willing to pay $100 million up front, but Flurizan is still seen as a bit of a long bet. If it shows a real benefit, even a small one, this could be a pretty big drug, but the risk here is big, too.
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POPSTrump, A Valuable Name Impressive, Trump was reportedly supposed to get a 25% cut of each condo sold in this development. He wasn't building it and didn't own the land, he was just lending his name and promotional flair.
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POPSMp3 Ringtones In case you are an attentive person you have already noticed that the most well known thing that are unfold among the mobile phone users are surely belongs to ringtones. Its high demand is made depend on that is any cell phone won’t be able to work possibly in case you don’t have any mobile mp3 ringtones that had been downloaded to its memory before you bought it.
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POPSU2 Bono's bullshit: still clowning around with the rich and powerful. 1. up to the conscience and the morals of Bono to lawfully arrange his personal tax affairs as he sees fit. 2. open to Bono to use his public profile to put his personal political views to the public But, what is at the same time hypocritical, laughable and unacceptable is for Bono to have the gall to avoid taxes and at the same time chastise others (governments, individuals, corporations and supra-national bodies) for meanness in the area of aid and to hector others for loans to basket-case countries to be written off. Unless, that is, he does like Bill Gates and forms his own charitable foundation from his wealth.
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POPSEgypt Seeks to Copyright Pyramids Egypt is considering a bill that would copyright its antiquities, from the pyramids to scarab beetles, in an attempt to get paid from the sale of replicas.
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POPSTesla Timeline "Today, most school children are taught that Marconi is the Father of Radio. This error is still perpetuated by the Smithsonian Institution even today… However, it looks like the Smithsonian may finally rectify the situation..." ---------- These are very few highlights. Teslas story and the real history are interesting and enlightening.
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POPSSave Internet Radio The internet has become a way of letting unknown and little-known performers reach an audience without bowing to the power of the big media conglomerates. The retroactive and punitive royalty decision favors only Big Media and Big Corporations. Like the ruling to raise mailing rates for small publications, this is another way that freedom and creativity are being stifled and regimented under our corporatocracy. Heil Cheney!
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POPSJudge Rules Goldmans Get O.J.'s Royalties About damn time. This is a step in the right direction. Hopefully a judge will rule they can collect the book advance as well and they can keep fighting for future earnings if need be for the remaining moneys they're owed.
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