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Feds: For-Profit College Chain Can’t Switch To Non-Profit To Avoid Accountability

Feds: For-Profit College Chain Can’t Switch To Non-Profit To Avoid Accountability

The Department of Education has denied non-profit status to a chain of for-profit career colleges, accusing the schools’ operators of trying to avoid accountability.
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Consumers Have No F*&@#%! Clue What's Going On With The Digital TV Conversion

Consumers Have No F*&@#%! Clue What's Going On With The Digital TV Conversion

Consumer Reports tells us that according to a survey they commissioned, consumers have absolutely no f@#$@%$ clue what the heck is going on with the digital TV conversion.

Government Launches TV Converter Box Coupon Website

Government Launches TV Converter Box Coupon Website

The U.S. government, in its infinite wisdom, has launched a website that allows you to apply for a “converter box” coupon so that your analog-only TV will work after the digital transition.

FCC Requires "Consumer Alert" Labels For TVs Affected By The Switch To Digital Television

FCC Requires "Consumer Alert" Labels For TVs Affected By The Switch To Digital Television

The FCC will require retailers to warn consumers that certain television models will not work without additional equipment after the conversion to digital television in early 2009. The FCC nicely asked retailers to help educate the public, but concluded that voluntary efforts are “not working.”