The extra money you're spending at the pump is extremely transparent - you stand there and watch it happen.
There is no question that Americans are very concerned, and should be, about the prices that they're paying at the pump.
NPR: The Marketplace Report: Oil Giants Look to Shield Profits
Number two, we're getting assets in to pump as much water out as possible.
"We're building armies to consistently pump out business-to-business hits, " says Wamsley.
Now, if you're already paying them at the pump, we don't need to pay them through the tax code.
We had an energy situation where suddenly oil producers or speculators want to constrict supply, and next thing you know you're paying four bucks at the pump.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Announces $4 Billion Investment in Education | The White House
Every time you fill up the pump, they're making money.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Speaks on Expanding Our Energy Portfolio
Now, does anybody think that Exxon Mobil needs some extra money when they're making money every time you go to the pump?
They're already making money every time you go to the pump.
WHITEHOUSE: Remarks by the President at Ohio University, Athens, OH
The gas comes up with the oil pump from Prudhoe Bay, but it's been re-injected back into the ground for decades.
Most of these broadcast-partners lack the know-how or capital to pump their own signals over the Internet, so they're happy to have JumpTV install the gear and give them access to a homesick audience hungry for news and entertainment in their native languages.
Costumed actors would normally be frightening visitors with tales of Dick Turpin and re-enacting grisly bits of York's past but today they are helping to pump out the building.
Technology without content support hit us on two fronts -- iTunes 8.1.1 made HD rentals possible, but we're still waiting on content, and then ESPN touted its 1080p production facilities that can pump out content that won't fit into any broadcast or media.
But I think the point that we want to make is that we're very cognizant of the fact that Americans are experiencing a sharp rise in prices at the gas pump, and that affects them and their family budgets.
Strangely, a Unicom spokesperson is saying that the agreement with Apple to actually sell these isn't finalized, so if they're going to wrap up the paperwork, get the cash from point A to point B, pump out a few million localized handsets, and get 'em on shelves in time for Fall, time is definitely of the essence.
ENGADGET: China Unicom stockpiling 5M iPhones for launch? Mobile
Prices at the pump should drop even more in the coming days, as refiners cut how much they're charging distributors and retailers, Lundberg said.
Parents who noticed that their children felt bad about themselves tended to pump up the praise when working with them, saying things like, "You're so smart, " or, "You're such a good artist, " researchers found.
应用推荐