| Diamonds may be forever, but rebate isn't
You don't want to know what germs you can pick up from an escalator. You don't want to know how many grams of fat are in a Steak 'n Shake beef taco salad. (Sixty-eight and a half. Seri- ously.) We associate diamonds with commitment, endurance. True love. You have to look awfully close to see a diamond's flaws. Good thing, too. Diamonds might not be your best friend if you knew that, despite the exorbitant payout, De Beers still refuses to admit any wrongdoing. .
Busting up loan schemes
Scam artists are looking to steal your money and are coming up with new ways to do it. I-Team 10 is tracking a scheme that preys on people looking for loans. Melvin Ross from Newark was struggling financially. "We were behind in our mortgage. We needed our car fixed. There were some other problems, financial issues, and we were trying to get it all caught up," says Ross. But with poor credit he and his wife were unable to get a bank loan. So when he saw an ad in the local Penny-saver he thought it was the answer to their prayers. He called the number and the company, Morgan Financial Institute, offered to loan him $5000. They faxed a loan agreement to Ross. But there was a catch. Before he could collect, he had to pay some fees. "They said they needed the money up front to insure the loan," says Ross.
Software Call of Duty 4 Developer Laments PC Game Piracy
Besides targeting the mass market, there are other reasons for many PC game developers to shift focus to consoles. Call of Duty, a franchise that started on the PC, is now a bona fide hit on current-generation consoles Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Listed as one of GameStop's top five selling games throughout the holiday season, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was also amongst the most often played online. Microsoft's Larry Hryb detailed in his blog that Call of Duty 4 was the third most played game on Xbox Live, behind only Halo 3 and Gears of War. Even with the success of the console versions of Call of Duty 4, the developers of the game continue to put effort into extending the life of its work for the PC audience. Coming soon are mod tools for hobbyists to create new game modes, as well as a map editor to make new environments.
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