misaacs | Shared With: Everyone - Nov 05 2007 | business, Portland (Ore), Bicycles and Bicycling, transport, energy, health
Quoted: Cyclists have long revered Portland for its bicycle-friendly culture and infrastructure, including the network of bike lanes that the city began planning in the early 1970s. Now, riders are helping the city build a cycling economy.
- misaacs | Shared With: Everyone - Mar 26 2007 | business, health, insurance, ageing
Quoted: Many long-term-care policyholders say that years of premiums have resulted in only excuses about why insurers will not pay.
"Deny claims long enough and they die" and other nuggets of wisdom from lean and efficient private healthcare sector.
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