18 August 2005

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Wine.com Employee Discount Sale http://www.luxist.com/entry/1234000920054856/
We’ve seen a bunch of employee discounts offered by car companies but now Wine.com is getting in on the action. It’s a nice discount, a healthy 20% and they are offering flat rate shipping of under $10 so if you are looking to stock your cellar for a Labor Day party it’s a good time to buy. The sale lasts through August 22. Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

Midlands gas station owner considering discount for ditching the plastic www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3740144&nav=0RaPdV9O
(Columbia) Aug. 18, 2005 - Another day and gas prices keep rising. In the last 24 hours, the state average climbed another three cents. As of Thursday, it's $2.47 a gallon.

AirTran circling rival? www.thedeal.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?
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A recent shelf registration by AirTran Airways Inc. has industry analysts wondering if the discount airline is preparing a bid for one of its rivals.

WorldCom Exec's Estate Sells At A Deep Discount www.luxist.com/entry/1234000010055015/
We’ve seen it before with Dennis Kozlowski and high-flying execs who hit trouble, suddenly the assets don’t make so much on the resale. Former WorldCom executive Scott Sullivan’s beautiful, not-quite-completed estate in the elite Le Lac community in Boca Raton, Florida has sold for $9.7 million, less than half of its original asking price of $22.5 million. Sullivan was sentenced to a five-year

New Cars 'Racing' Off Lots, Even As Gas Prices Rise www.wral.com/news/4869506/detail.html?rss=ral&psp=news
At a time when gas prices are sky-high, new cars are actually "racing" off the car lot, partly because of employee discount incentives.

Need for differential discounting of costs and health effects in cost effectiveness analyses bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/331/7514/446
Discounting can have a strong influence on cost effectiveness ratios for priority setting, especially in preventive interventions. It is therefore crucial that appropriate discount rates are used in economic evaluations.

SEC Charges 8 More in Reebok Trading Case
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed civil charges Thursday against the nephew of a Croatian woman whom the commission sued two weeks ago on charges of "highly suspicious" trading in options on Reebok International Ltd. stock.

Treasury Prices Push Higher in Thin Trade
Treasury prices pushed higher in thin trade Thursday, undaunted by strong regional manufacturing data.

No Potter Magic
In the bookstore business, the Harry Potter phenomenon is about as close as it comes to a sure thing. It doesn't require advanced study in divination (one of Harry's least favorite courses) or the aid of a crystal ball to know that momentum builds with each new installment, driving store traffic and boosting top-line growth. With the most highly anticipated chapter of the saga yet arriving on

Travel Deals
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