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Meanwhile, a YouTube spokesperson said NBC had informed them of their plans on Friday, and added: "Our relationship with NBC was a YouTube success story, so we hope NBC decides to post more original content and stay engaged with our users." The massive popularity on YouTube of Lazy Sunday, an NBC Saturday Night Live clip, was a watershed in revealing the new mediums ability to circulate video to millions of viewers on the internet.Since then, NBC and other networks have posted promotional clips for programmes on the site. NBC and News Corp have promoted Hulu as a way to supply their professionally made video to online audiences in an environment that respects copyrights.
Back to top Digiturk hopes for $550m in IPO Digiturk, Turkey's largest digital television broadcaster, plans to raise as much as $550 million (E386m) in an IPO of 25 per cent of its business.
LCC registration system produces more headaches for students, staff
Midway through the first week of classes at Lansing Community College, Reba Milow still was trying to register. The school's online registration system hadn't been working, and the East Lansing 18-year-old, who had come to campus to get her schedule worked out with an actual person, was frustrated. "I cannot drop classes. I cannot register for classes," she said. "The furthest I can go is to log into my account, but, as far as registration or anything like that, it won't even open up." .
July 2006
I know in my head I should be packing the car, making last minute arrangements and checking to be sure I haven’t forgotten anything. I am especially antsy to get going this year since last summer I spent here at home after breaking my leg in 3 places. But at least this year, I am healthy, and ready to go. So until September I need to keep the bags by the door and just chill, until its my time to leave for the Cape. Have a great August all, I will miss you, but I will be coming soon. .
Conference of Municipalities Asks Rell to Push Tax Relief for ...
With tax anxiety threatening many state cities and towns, the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM) Wednesday asked legislators and Gov. M. Jodi Rell to provide tax relief. Earlier, the governor had proposed a cap on municipal property tax revenues, but CCM [www.ccm-ct.org] has warned her idea is not the magic bullet needed to ease the burden on local taxpayers and asked Rell to pull back on that proposal. "Unless the governor and the General Assembly act this session, property taxpayers in towns and cities across the state face steep property tax hikes, huge reductions in public services or both," said Elizabeth Patterson, president of the CCM and mayor of Mansfield. Westport First Selectman Gordon F. Joseloff, in a brief telephone interview yesterday morning, said there is a need to be concerned about finances and that Westport will be getting "a little bit more money" from the state.
R. Carriere from Maritimes, Canada writes:
Yvonne Wackernagel from Woodville, Canada writes: Let us concentrate on Canada. Remember that CMHC which insured all those "5% down" mortgages.....
Afternoon Yvonne. You bring up an interesting point. Whatever happened to the days of 25% cash down? And why lower the CMHC thingy from 10% to 5%.
House ownership is a great thing-but also dangerous in the wrong circumstances.
Canadian banks are now offereing similar products to their US counterparts-one being paying interest only on a mortgage!
What was even more surprising was the amount of money banks are willing to loan to younger folks based on their earnings. They all have "mortgage calculators" on their web sites and believing in their selfish pursuit of profit only, they are allowing strangling credit to young homeowners.
How to be Generous Without Spoiling the Grandkids
When my children were younger, their grandparents in New York kept a scrapbook of their favorite comic strips to read aloud when the kids came to visit. Meanwhile, their Pittsburgh grandparents sent them copious clippings about the Steelers, the kids' favorite football team. Both sets of grandparents bought traditional presents as well, but it was those gifts of time and thoughtfulness that were most memorable. And that's worth keeping in mind this holiday season, when gift-giving by grandparents, well-intentioned and generous as it may be, can cause tensions on both sides of the generation gap. Spirit of giving. In a recent survey by AARP Financial, 79% of the grandparents said that their grandkids don't understand the value of a dollar. (And they often say the same about their adult children.
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