Statistics from 2001 to 2005 show that a hour spent riding in a helicopter was about 40% more likely to result in an accident than an hour spent in a fixed-wing aircraft.

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After an hour of malfunctioning equipment and fixed grins it was all over.

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Bottom line: Money should be a fixed measure of value, just as an hour has 60 minutes, a foot has 12 inches and a pound has 16 ounces.

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This is made worse by an odd pricing system, under which firms charge a fixed amount, instead of billing their customers by the hour.

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In reality, charter is often the least expensive option because there are no on-going fixed costs, and in the end, the per hour utility is good value.

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Sitting in her home in waning light, she is filmed in fixed-focus shots (the first one runs an hour and keeps running even when she gets up to go to the bathroom).

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If you fly less than planned, however, your fixed costs are spread over fewer hours and that means a higher per-hour cost.

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The firm assigns arbitrary, fixed times to the various tasks allegedly performed by its employees, such as .35 of an hour for a letter generated by its computer system.

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