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...reassure state governments nervous about the tab, Congress levied a 3% federal tax on gas and diesel fuel to pay 90% of construction costs. Congress subsequently expanded the network to include other routes and the new states of Hawaii and Alaska. And even now, ongoing fidgeting with the system - the repaving and widening of established highways and the construction of new metro commuter routes close to growing cities - suggests that old joke about New York City: "It'll be a great place if they ever finish building...
Just try to avoid calcium these days. The miracle mineral of the moment, it is being added to everything from baking flour to bread, from orange juice to Tab. Meanwhile, such familiar products as milk and yogurt, as well as Tums and Total cereal, are being touted for their high calcium content. And calcium supplements are flooding the market, with sales of liquids and pills surging from $18 million in 1980 to $240 million last year. Those who gag on the tablets, which are huge gullet pluggers, can even try getting their mineral boost in a novel...
...ignoring several polite e-mails warning against the impending deadline, I decided to finally just sit down and write the damn thing. Open a “Document1.” Hmm. Did I even learn anything in college? Did I have an emblematic experience that shaped me? Alt-tab to Pine. Pressing “down” at the bottom of my inbox seems to do nothing. Perhaps I’ll just help it along by holding the down arow. Surely if I keep shoveling hard enough I’ll hit pay dirt, an inspiration...
...calculus behind this interest isn't complicated. Many major employers in the U.S. are self-insured, which means they pick up the tab for much of their employees' medical care. That's why three major corporations that collectively cover 240,000 lives asked Dr. Arnold Milstein, national healthcare "thought leader" at the consultancy Mercer Health & Benefits, to assess the best places to outsource elective surgeries. Procedures in Thailand and Malaysia, he found, cost only 20% to 25% as much as comparable ones in the U.S.; top-notch Indian hospitals sell such services at an even steeper discount...
...globalinsurance industry paid out a record $49 billion in claims, including $23 billion for U.S. hurricane damage, according to the reinsurance firm Swiss Re. There is plenty of money sloshing around the global- insurance pool to handle Katrina claims, and the Federal Government will pick up the tab for flood damage. One concern for consumers is that many insurers, facing hurricane-related claims, may pull out of the state, setting off a homeowner scramble for new policies. Only a month after state regulators approved a 21% rate hike, Nationwide Insurance announced that it wouldn't renew policies for more...