Wednesday, February 07, 2007

in the news

Apple CEO Jobs called on the major record labels to allow the sale of music downloads without anticopying software, saying the technology doesn't halt piracy (WSJ)

Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. worker productivity accelerated more than forecast last quarter and labor costs grew at a slower pace, suggesting wages may pose less of an inflation threat.

Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- New hedge funds around the world raised less money in 2006 for the second year in a row because of a rout in emerging markets and the collapse of Amaranth Advisors LLC.

DETROIT (AP) - An officer who arrested a man for cursing in a public meeting violated the man's right to free speech, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.

PARIS, Jan. 31 — President Jacques Chirac has demanded that the United States sign both the Kyoto climate protocol and a future agreement that will take effect when the Kyoto accord runs out in 2012. (NYTIMES)

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Self-conscious about what you wear while working out? A Dutch gym plans to introduce "Naked Sunday" for people who like to huff and puff in the buff. (Yahoo News)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. presidential candidate John Edwards on Sunday said that he would raise taxes, chiefly on the wealthy, to pay for expanded healthcare coverage under a plan costing $90 billion to $120 billion a year to be unveiled on Monday.

Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Brian Tuttle owns so much land that he paid $3.6 million to get rid of 125 acres ready for development in the middle of Florida's Palm Beach County. ``In 2005, I was a brain surgeon, and in 2006, I was a moron,'' said Tuttle, who walked away from his deposit on the land rather than lose even more money buying it and building homes on it. ``The only good news is that I'm not alone.''

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