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HSTO plots proposed rate changes against current calling patterns to forecast the impact on revenue. Models predicted a $300,000 drop after the domestic cuts and another $200,000 for this year's international...
...less than 1 billion" rubles. But a former bank official fears that as many as 50 billion rubles will be minted in a vain attempt to reflate the economy. A far likelier result is hyper-inflation. Inflation has already rocketed to 67% since the Aug. 17 devaluation, and is forecast to hit 290% by year...
...less than 1 billion" rubles. But a former bank official fears that as many as 50 billion rubles will be minted in a vain attempt to reflate the economy. A far likelier result is hyperinflation. Inflation has already rocketed to 67 percent since the Aug. 17 devaluation, and is forecast to hit 290 percent by year...
...anything, the storm reinforced the popular belief that hurricanes are so thoroughly tracked, probed and forecast these days that they cannot possibly cause great loss of life. Scientists don't share that optimism, however. Many believe we're entering a cycle in which violent storms are going to be more frequent, and in which the likelihood of a disastrous strike will be greater than ever. The scientists' pet nightmare is of the Big One--a catastrophic storm that could do $100 billion dollars' worth of damage and kill thousands of people. No one knows when or where...
...vacationing tightwads like me, the Web is the ideal solution. Trip-planning sites can offer immediate information that software, print maps and even GPS devices lack. At weather.com for instance, you get a forecast for your projected route. (My favorite among these kinds of sites is Intellicast's Golfcast, which has among its many real-time forecasts weather maps that show "hazardous" conditions at golf courses.) At www.freetrip.com you can request a list of motels, restaurants, tourist traps and even military facilities en route. Note to inventors: what we really need is an affordable satellite link to the Web. That...