The state also uses a liability estimation method (the Projected Unit Credit method) that modestly understates accrued pension benefits, and amortizes its unfunded pension liabilities over a period slightly longer than the 30 years recommended by GASB.
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Give American Airlines credit for trying a new method to board passengers more quickly.
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Public health authorities have mined medical data to spot the outbreak of infectious disease, and credit-card companies have found fraudulent credit-card purchases with the method, among other applications.
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But the research also shows that tip size is affected by the size of the dining party (larger groups tip more), the method of payment (credit cards yield higher percentages than checks or cash), and by the amount of alcohol consumed (not surprisingly).
The best method of payment abroad is a credit card, which offers the best policies and protections against fraud and theft.
The payment method will be by debit, credit or prepaid Visa card.
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As unemployment is still high in the U.S., the primary method of financing new consumption is through credit cards.
Among historians of capitalism and technology, the process of engineering--a method of repeatable creation derived from the 17th-century discovery and exploitation of the scientific method--gets much of the credit for our world.
Paypal was founded to provide consumers with a method to shop online without needing to use a credit card directly.
In this scam, the con man has already obtained a victim's credit card or debit card number, using a skimmer or other method.
The structure of the charges can vary depending on payment method (by direct debit, pre-payment meter, or credit transfer such as cheque), on whether it is an internet-only tariff, which part of the country the customer lives in, if the deal involves a fixed price, when the deal was launched, how long it lasts, and so on.
Direct Operator Billing from MACH will enable Skype to bring a vital alternative payment method to these channels: Skype users will be able to charge their Skype credit to their mobile phone bill or pre-paid account, and enjoy the frictionless user experience gained from this payment method.
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What Hastings should really get credit for, though, is the diligence with which he prepared the way for his vision and that method is one that others can emulate.
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