If you feel like you’re paying more to fill up this week, you aren’t imagining it. The conflict in the Middle East has officially hit the "Oil Phase," and the numbers coming off the ticker are starting to look like a crisis. Here is the breakdown of why gas prices are spiking and what the world is doing to stop the bleeding. 1. The $100 Barrier has Shattered For the first time in over three years, oil prices have officially surged past $100 per barrel . At the peak of the panic this week, Brent crude hit nearly $120 , driven by one simple fear: the total closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Because 20% of the world’s oil passes through that one narrow waterway, the moment Iran threatened it, the markets went into a tailspin. 2. Pain at the Pump: By the Numbers This isn't just a "Wall Street" problem; it's a "Main Street" problem. The U.S. Average: Nationwide gas prices have jumped roughly 27 cents in a single week , hitting an average of $3.58 per gal...
Twitter did something and also gave it a philosophical annotation 'If you can't Bieb them, join them' - Abraham Lincoln. Well the story about this flashmob is this. Twitter called all of its employees for a hackweek project on July 12th. When employees were in the cafeteria Justin Bieber's song 'baby' is heard over the speakers. A male Twitter employee jumps up on the table to begin his routine and is soon followed by the mob. This flashmod also has a hashtag #flockmob you can also find people speaking about it on Twitter using the hashtag #hackweek. justin Bieber is set to cross 25 million fans in maybe a day and will become the second most followed person on Twitter, only behind Lady Gaga who has 27 million followers. So check the video out below and also let us now your favorite flashmob video on YouTube.
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