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Resisting Temptation Economics Discovers the Irrational 8.875 Cover-final-noscreen 2/3/06 2:52 PM Page COV1 Poverty and Health • An Eye for Art • Renaissance Origins MARCH-APRIL 2006 • $4.95 Resisting Temptation Economics discovers the irrational 8.875" 8.125" 7.625" 4:00am 5:00am 6:00am 7:00am 8:00am 9:00am 10:00am Leave house for airport 10:30am NetJets flight out of Teterboro 11:00am 12:00pm 1:00PM ARRIVE WEST PALM BEACH 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 10.375" 10.875" 11.125" 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 1:00am 2:00am WITH NETJETS, GETTING THERE IS Having a plane where you want when you want, free of crowds and endless lines, is just the beginning. Your NetJets Owner PART OF THE VACATION. Services Team sees to every detail, ensuring you’re as comfortable onboard as you are at home. Knowing the industry’s most experienced pilots are flying the largest, most proven fleet in the fractional sky will surely contribute to a parent’s peace of mind. 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