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...champions alike, is that they don't adequately account for clouds. In a warmer world, more water will evaporate from the oceans and presumably form more clouds. If they are billowy cumulus clouds, they will tend to shade the planet and slow down warming; if they are high, feathery cirrus clouds, they will trap even more heat...
Perks: 5 free ATM transactions per statement period at non-Wainwright banks belonging to NYCE, CIRRUS, or Plus network...
...managed by people of Indian origin. Indians have one of the highest per capita incomes of any immigrant group in the U.S. "It is a credit to this country that someone from a distant land can become an American," says Suhas Patil, founder and chairman emeritus of semiconductor manufacturer Cirrus Logic (1999 revenues: $564 million), who is now running an incubator company called Tufan, Inc. for Internet start-ups. "I am what defines America...
...Since most customers have to pay their banks $1 when they use a "foreign" machine, Senator Al D'Amato wants to outlaw surcharges, the $1.50 that cardholders increasingly also have to pay to the ATM operator. Last week the Justice Department began investigating whether the two largest ATM networks, Cirrus and Plus, are preventing small banks from abolishing surcharges. (Owners MasterCard and Visa, respectively, say they are cooperating.) For now, look for small banks that are cutting ATM fees for their customers...
BORN: June 16, 1931, Portland EDUCATION: Willamette U, B.A., 1953 FAMILY: Wife, Kaye; three children RELIGION: Presbyterian MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Cattle rancher; businessman POLITICAL CAREER: Oregon House, 1961-73; Senate, 1973-82; U.S. House, 1983-95 ADDRESS: 5000 Cirrus Drive, Suite 150, Medford...