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...have LEAVE A PENNY, TAKE A PENNY dishes that are meant to help customers who come up short, but sadly there's often nothing in them because so many other people share my problem. What's worse, because my eyes are aging, I usually exceed my round number by 2??, minimum, forcing me, when there is money in the dish, to take more than one coin as the cashier looks on in disapproval. With gas prices still rising, expect those penny dishes to be replaced by Susan B. Anthony--dollar dishes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Rules Of The Road | 6/7/2004 | See Source »

...problem with that is that the oscillation in Atlantic sea-surface temperatures is not large--less than 2??F at maximum--and so it's not easy to explain how this would be so critical to hurricane formation. Yes, says Goldenberg, warm water is the energy source for hurricanes, and so any temperature rise represents an increase in available fuel. Even more important, however, may be the impact that higher sea-surface temperatures have on wind patterns. That's because there are two ways to change wind shear. One is by reducing or amplifying high-level winds, which is what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Storm Surge | 9/29/2003 | See Source »

...each flight available for rewards. By contrast, for travelers willing to use 40,000 miles, all seats on each flight are available. Many people balk at using so many miles, but it's not a bad deal. Consider this: the accepted value of a single airline mile is about 2?? (figured on the basis of a 25,000 miles per $500 coach ticket). If you use 40,000 miles for the $500 ticket, the value drops to 1 1/4¢. That's the same as using 25,000 miles for a $300 ticket--which is something, in this JetBlue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miles Ahead | 12/16/2002 | See Source »

...convert hotel points to airline miles. An average three-night stay at a full-service Hilton or Marriott will run you about $450. If you paid for it with hotel points, you would use 75,000, which you could also exchange for 15,000 miles. Using the 2??-a-mile accepted value, those 15,000 miles are worth just...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miles Ahead | 12/16/2002 | See Source »

...VERIZON AND CINGULAR charge between 2?? and 10¢ for junk e-mail--even if you don't read...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CELL PHONES: Adding On | 9/30/2002 | See Source »

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