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Free iPads as mortgage war escalates
2014-10-01 13:48:57| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Lloyds is offering home buyers free iPad mini tablets in an intensifying mortgage war between major banks.
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Sand Mining Takes Toll WiscAs Fracking Escalates Nationwide
2014-08-04 22:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: How is mining related to fracking? Well, the process of hydraulic fracturing forces fluid into the rock at extremely high pressure. This pries open natural pre-existing cracks (fractures) in the bedrock, and also causes new cracks (induced fractures) to form. This network of enhanced and induced fractures is what allows gas and oil to flow out of the rock and into the well. To keep these fractures from snapping shut when the fracking operation is completed and the pressure is eased, you need to...
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Legal row escalates as solar firms slam government over "inflated" cost claims
2014-07-11 01:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Lawyers involved in the controversial legal challenge relating to the government's unlawful handling of solar subsidy cuts back in 2011 have slammed the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) for using "inflated and inaccurate" figures to continue to justify its opposition to compensation claims launched by a number of solar installers. A group of 14 solar companies secured a significant victory this week in their pursuit of up to 132m in compensation relating to contracts that were lost...
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Real estate market undergoes reconstruction as mobile curb appeal escalates
2014-05-28 12:41:47| Real Estate - Topix.net
Online real estate portals such as Redfin and realtor.com are upping the ante for reaching on-the-go house hunters via mobile with new initiatives to pull in relevant data from sources such as Facebook and Porch while traditional brokers continue to lag.
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Amazon escalates standoff with publisher Hachette
2014-05-23 23:19:16| IT Services - Topix.net
If you're hoping to pre-order books by J.K. Rowling, Michael Connelly and other Hachette Book Group authors, you'll have to go somewhere besides Amazon.com.
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