A new music copyright fee will be charged at gyms across Canada for the music played during workouts. A coalition of recording artists -- The Neighbouring Rights Collective of Canada claims they have a right to...
opinion by yuls.source | 10 wks ago | updated 10 wks ago 181 views | 34 recommendations | 5 comments
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's demand of hiking tution fee in California has met with stiff resistence from students community. He has called for the tuition hike to help reduce an $11 billion state budget deficit. About a thousand University of California...
THE government is set to make an announcement before the markets open this morning of a £49bn rescue package, which will in effect mean that the government becomes the majority shareholder in the HBOS group,...
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I took them a while, but Frontier Airlines will now charge for a first checked bag. Customers will have to pay $15 starting for travel on or after November 1st. Customers currently get...
created by poolparty | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 1371 views | 5 recommendations | 3 comments
United Airlines has just announced they will now DOUBLE its current second-checked baggage fee. It was $25, and as of this Tuesday that will jump to $50. This new fee will affect all travel on or after...
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Continental Airlines announced today they too will be charging customers for their first checked bag. They will charge economy-class domestic flyers $15. "Continental Airlines, falling in line...
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Checking email, chatting on MSN, twittering (--and posting on NowPublic--) will be made possible on board of Delta Airlines domestic planes by the middle of next year when it installs a Wi-Fi system on its...
created by yuls.source | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 244 views | 0 recommendations | 3 comments
Anyone buying a computer or Television in Ontario after april 1st, 2009 will be paying more after a recycling levy goes into effect. It's not an April Fools joke, it's an attempt to offset the processing costs associated with transporting and recycling used electronic goods....
The problem with introducing 'green' initiatives that are based on "opt-in" actions by consumers, is that consumers rarely, if ever, opt-in -- particularly when their 'opting-in' requires paying an additional fee....
created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 205 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
United Airlines has become the second airline that will start charging customers $15 for their first checked bag. United was the first carrier that implemented a fee on a second checked bag. The new...
created by poolparty | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 1157 views | 37 recommendations | 7 comments
BREAKING NEWS June:06-2008 Two days back a friend of mine recieved an email saying this Attention friend I am Johan Anderson Account Credit Officer of SNS Bank International Netherlands . It is with strict confidence and trust that I am contacting you independently of my...
We’ve heard about the airlines charging for a second checked bag, but charging for your only bag??? American Airlines will begin charging customers a $15 fee for their first checked bag starting June 15th. ...
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Businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area may have to pay a fee for their emissions of heat-trapping gases. The decision is not made yet, but if it is passed on May 21, it will take effect on June 1."It is believed...
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No sooner had the city approved the NYC congestion charge plan than Democrats on the city council have blocked the effort."Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to charge drivers extra tolls to enter Manhattan's most...
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This vote is the first step toward a full "congestion charge" for New York City similiar to the one currently in place in London."he controversial proposal to charge drivers in the busiest parts of Manhattan took...