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...Consumers will get an immediate payback from better fuel economy since motorists now live in a world where high gasoline prices are the norm and downward spikes in price, such as the one caused by the recession this winter, are likely the exception. "Even General Motors believes fuel prices will go up," says Kliesch...
...Westlake, he chronicled the misadventures of hapless criminal John Dortmunder (played by Robert Redford in the film version of The Hot Rock); as Stark, he penned the Parker novels, about a ruthless professional thief, whose screen incarnations include Lee Marvin in Point Blank and Mel Gibson in Payback...
...help elect Obama, some unions are counting on the Democrat to deliver on his campaign promise. As Gerry McEntee, head of the American Federal of State, County and Municipal Employees candidly told the Washington Times (much to the delight of Republicans, who broadcast his remarks in press releases), "the payback would be the Employee Free Choice Act - that would be a vehicle to strengthen and build the American labor movement and the middle class." Still, in this economic climate, payback for anything will likely be difficult...
...homelessness in an environment riddled with crime. The challenge goes out to Kerzner to put an equivalent $20 million into funds such as the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund and other youth development projects. South Africa has been very good to you and for you, Sol. Now it's payback time. Brent Record, VANDERBIJLPARK, SOUTH AFRICA...
Trethewey also suggests investing in a home energy audit to help figure out exactly where the holes are. Such audits aren't cheap - they can range up to $800 - but as "fuel costs rise, the payback improves," notes Trethewey. A good auditor will use a blower test, which lowers the air pressure inside a home - air from the outside will then rush through openings, revealing any leaks. A truly high-tech test will use thermographic cameras, which detect infrared light, to detect exactly where heat might be leaking...