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Archive for March 18th, 2004

18 Mar

Word Knowledge

  flânerie / flaan reé

n. aimless idling, strolling or sauntering (literary) [Late 19th Century. From French flâner; “to stroll, lounge around.“

  I had perfected the art of flânerie on those lazy Sunday afternoons I spent in the park.
 

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18 Mar

Insurance Companies Pillaging Consumers

According to the news posted by the Insurance Bureau of Canada, the consumer is being pillaged. It has been reported that the insurance industry had record profits of $2.6 billion ($2,600,000,000) in 2003. That is an increase of over 650% over 2002. I don’t know about the rest of you but my premiums have almost doubled in the last [...]

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