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...economics depend on what kinds of consumers bought the JetBlue pass. Historically, the period between Labor Day and Thanksgiving is slow for JetBlue and many other airlines. In this economy, business will probably be even slower. If the deal spurs new travel, and revenue, during a time when seats would otherwise remain empty, JetBlue will make out just fine. Airlines incur some extra service costs if more people pile onto a plane: about a third of the fuel costs, says Mann, depend on the number of passengers and pieces of luggage on board. But most of the major costs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Twittering Over JetBlue's All-You-Can-Jet Pass | 8/20/2009 | See Source »

...Considering such statistics, along with the fact that your longest high school relationship probably lasted from sixth period to the end of soccer practice, you’re going to need to learn a whole new handbook if you’re planning on getting anything besides good grades at Harvard...

Author: By Charles J. Wells, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Guide to ‘Top-Down’ Dating | 8/20/2009 | See Source »

What are the main findings of your research? Not only do we lie frequently, but we lie without even thinking about it. People lie while they are getting acquainted an average of three times in a 10-minute period. Participants in my studies actually are not aware that they are lying that much until they watch videos of their interactions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why We Lie So Much | 8/19/2009 | See Source »

...least 70% of the nation. As the election nears, the frequency and ferocity of attacks by insurgents have spiked. The U.N. reports that in the first six months of 2009, civilian casualties from such attacks - as well as from friendly fire - are 24% higher than in the corresponding period last year. July was the worst month ever for the NATO-led coalition forces: 76 soldiers were killed, more than half of them Americans. (See pictures of the U.S. Marines new offensive in Afghanistan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Afghanistan's Election: The Generational Divide | 8/19/2009 | See Source »

...Reaching out to new voters without the Web will be a challenge. Politicians' personal web sites, which have risen in number over the past few months as campaigns have become more Internet savvy, can be accessed - but not updated - during the campaign period. Opposition pols and campaign advisers argue that the 1950 Public Offices Election Law should be updated to allow for internet-friendly campaigning. "People can't ask questions when they most want to ask them, and we can't communicate when we most want to do so," says Kan Suzuki, a DPJ member of the upper house...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan's Twitter-Free Election Campaign | 8/18/2009 | See Source »

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