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...least some of the five were probably staying at the nearby Valencia Motel in Laurel, one of the cheapest motels on a rundown stretch of Route 1. Gail North, a former housekeeper at the motel, did notice that the men were exceedingly private and barely nodded when neighbors said hello. But they never did anything suspicious enough for her to speak up. When the manager at a nearby hotel refused a full refund to one hijacker when he checked out early, the man showed no emotion and didn't make a fuss...
...Even as most Internet service providers are hiking their monthly rate--Earthlink bumped its rate $2 in June, and AOL did the same in July--one service is bucking the trend. BlueLight www.bluelight.com has announced that it's cutting prices from $9.95 to $8.95 a month, making it the cheapest national unlimited-use ISP. It's all relative, however. This time last year BlueLight was free...
European and Japanese firms have also established solid footholds in the enormous potential power markets in developing countries such as China and India, where solar and wind power offer the cheapest way to bring electricity to some of the 2 billion people just now getting their first lights and refrigeration. India is turning to renewables to bring electricity to some of the roughly 300 million of its people who lack power. The nation now has the fifth-largest installed base of wind generators in the world and plans to use renewables for as much as 15% of its new power...
...spaced thatched villas tucked in a beachfront jungle. Floors are sand or tiled, electronics are concealed and furniture is rough-hewn wood or rattan. Guests also dress to blend in. But then, why would you need to show off when just being there sets you above hoi polloi: the cheapest low-season rate is $391 for two people per day, and in the high season, $2,926. "Sometimes when guests drop down out of the sky, I feel like I should bellow, 'Welcome to Fantasy Island,'" says manager Julian Moore. "Here, they come to get away from the world...
...couple of years ago, I went through his factory and drooled a bit over the sleek Edwardian numbers, which have fiberglass hulls but are fitted out with the varnish and brass of the loveliest wooden boats. The boat we had on the river the other day was Elco's cheapest picnic model (well, cheap is relative, it costs $30,000 - think of it as a stripped-down SUV), but I drooled over that one as well - its elegance of design and motion through the water. More and more American lakes are banning two-stroke engines and trying to quiet themselves...