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The last year has been anything but easy for Nancy. Her husband of many years passed away suddenly, making retirement planning a lot more uncertain.
"We were sitting pretty," says the real estate agent in her late 60s.
The year before his death, their finances were in great shape. She was grossing about $90,000 a year from work. They were both collecting OAS and CPP.
And her husband -- a U.S. citizen -- received a monthly Social Security cheque.
"Then he passes away, and I jumped into action mode. I did what I had to do," she says, adding her work income was cut almost in half in 2012.
Nancy has no debt and about $420,000 in RRSPs and other savings, but she has had little time to think about her financial future.
Just the thought of retiring makes her apprehensive now that she's paying for living expenses on one income.
"I look at my personal expenses and my fixed income, and they don't match up."
Nancy estimates she needs about $40,000 a year after taxes to maintain her lifestyle, but she admits she's not certain what she will do once retired. She might travel a lot; she may need a new car; and she's even considering moving to another province to be closer to her grandchildren.
"I have a chartered accountant who looked at my finances and said, 'It looks like you're going to have to work really hard for the next three years, so put everything away you can and reduce your spending.' "
It's disheartening news, but she says she is willing to do what it takes.
"How long do I have to work; what do I have to put away every year for as long as I am working, and am I living beyond my means?"
Certified financial planner Jan Fraser says Nancy's challenges are less about the numbers and have more to do with the softer issues of retirement planning, which will ultimately determine when she can stop working for good.
"The first question to answer is 'what does her ideal retirement look like?'" says the adviser with Fraser and Partners in Winnipeg.
"The chances are activities that have made her life fulfilling in the past will make her life worth living in retirement."
Figuring out how she wants to spend the next 10 to 30 years may take a little bit of time, especially after a year of emotional and financial upheaval, but examining her spending habits carefully is a good place to start.
"In order to be able to build a meaningful retirement plan, Nancy needs to know what her current lifestyle actually costs," Fraser says, adding a review of monthly bank account and credit card statements will provide a more accurate handle on spending than current estimates.
"I do suspect that she has underestimated what she will require in the first 10 years of her retirement."
For instance, Nancy's stated monthly housing cost may be too low.
Property taxes, maintenance, utilities and major upgrades to maintain her home's value will likely add up to more than $625 a month.
Nancy may also find some expenses will decrease once she retires -- such as gasoline and office supplies -- while others, such as vacations and gifts, may rise.
Because Nancy is self-employed, many of her expenses are a mixture of business and pleasure. She has been able to claim a number of expenses -- utilities, vehicles costs, etc. -- as employment tax deductions, something she will no longer be able to do once fully retired.
Reviewing tax returns for the past couple of years will help her determine whether or not losing those deductions will increase her overall cost of living.
Yet even without firmer numbers, Nancy can retire tomorrow if she so chooses. The question is whether she can balance spending early in retirement with potentially increased costs later on if she requires assisted-living accommodations or home care.
On the whole, however, retirees tend to spend the most money in the first decade after retiring, Fraser says.
At the very least, Nancy should be able to build a layered retirement income that will exceed her after-tax goal of $40,000 annually.
Fraser says her estimate is conservative, based on a four per cent portfolio return and three per cent inflation.
If Nancy finds she wants to spend a little more in the next decade, the downside will be that she will likely leave behind a smaller estate if she lives into her 90s.
Still, she does have some wiggle room. By her mid-80s, Nancy's income-producing assets would be a little less than $500,000 in today's dollars. At that point if she sells her home, her wealth would exceed $900,000, also in today's dollars.
Afterward, her net worth would slowly decline as she uses the proceeds from the sale of her home to fund additional costs that may be required for home care or assisted living.
Even then, Nancy will still have some financial flexibility. By her mid-90s, her net worth will still be about $400,000 in today's dollars.
It's unlikely, however, she will choose to live in her home until age 85, especially if she is contemplating moving closer to family.
"At that time, Nancy may look forward to the simpler lifestyle that renting may provide."
Furthermore, she needs to work with a planner or adviser who can help her set up her investments to provide the income she requires as tax-efficiently as possible.
And making better use of her TFSA certainly should be a cornerstone of that strategy.
"Right now, she's only got about $5,000 in there, so she should consider moving her non-registered investments into the tax-sheltered account," Fraser says.
Moving this money to the TFSA may result in a tax event. Professional investment advice will be instrumental in helping weigh future tax savings as investments growth inside the TFSA against potential capital-gains taxes she may have to pay when moving the money into the tax-sheltered account.
"In her case, this account could be earmarked as a source of funds for future health-care costs," Fraser says, adding a dividend investment strategy -- not GICs and savings accounts -- is well-suited for the TFSA. "If she can earn four to five per cent each year in her TFSA, she can protect her capital against the loss of purchasing power that comes as a result of inflation."
And the money can be withdrawn without affecting income-tested benefits such as OAS.
Still, the above numbers are just estimates. Once Nancy has a better idea of what she wants to do in retirement, they are likely to change. Regardless, she is well-positioned to adjust, Fraser says.
"If she works this year and possibly next, really focusing on figuring this out while putting as much money away as possibly, she'll do all right."
Nancy's finances
Employment: $50,000 ($2,000 net a month)
OAS: $5,580 (based on 2011 income)
Social Security: $4,800
Total monthly net income: $3,618
Monthly expenses: $3,178 (excludes TFSA and RRSPs contributions)
Debts: none
Home: $315,000
Non-registered investments: $36,000
U.S. tax-sheltered account: $60,000
Net worth: $737,000


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For Helen Tselentis and her husband, Theo, Cosmos Cafe is truly a labor of love. The couple used to run the fish fry at Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church.
"People used to tell us all the time that we should open our own place," Helen said.
In 2009, after a lot of "coaxing and compliments" from friends and neighbors, they opened Cosmos Cafe.
Set back a bit from the hustle and bustle of North Avenue, Cosmos Cafe serves Greek and Mediterranean food that has become a favorite in Wauwatosa.
"Everything is fresh - cooked and hand-packed the minute you order it," she said.
The gyros ($5.50) and the fish fry ($9.50) are two signature menu items. Other favorites include the jerk chicken ($6.50) and the Mediterranean Ssalad ($7, or $9.50 with chicken). Tselentis also highlighted another item: "Our burgers ($5.50 to $6.50) rival the best burgers in town."
The entire Tselentis family takes part in the day-to-day operation of Cosmos Cafe, and Helen and her husband consider the restaurant one of their children.
"It's definitely been a learning process," she explained. "But it's been so fun to grow in this community. People come from all over the area - that makes us really proud. Running this restaurant is like watching our baby grow."
Like any proud parent, Helen Tselentis is happy to tell you what's great about her baby: "We don't scream that we're good, delicious and fresh food, but we are," she said. "Once you come through the doors, you're going to know that you didn't make a mistake."
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NAME: Cosmos Cafe
ADDRESS: 7203 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa
WEBSITE: CosmosCafeTosa.com
FARE: Greek, Mediterranean
HOURS: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday
PRICE RANGE: $5 to $11.50
RESERVATIONS: no
HANDICAPPED ACCESS: yes
GLUTEN-FREE OPTIONS: Yes, please ask.
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Wembdon 160-9 lost to Taunton 163-6 by four wickets (match reduced to 42 overs)
WEMBDON captain Dan Bingham said "things should have been very different" after his side slipped to a penultimate over defeat at Taunton on Saturday.
Despite some clear improvements from his side, Bingham was again left to rue missed opportunities as Taunton reached their target with seven balls to spare.
He said: "Many positives can be taken from Saturday's defeat - some vast improvements in areas of the game but another tough defeat in the penultimate over. Things should have been very different.
"Positives must be taken, it was a far better performance than in recent weeks with extras vastly reduced and us batting our overs, but for the third time in 2014 we lost a game with a handful of balls remaining."
Taunton won the toss and had no hesitation inserting Wembdon to bat first.
Looking to change recent results Wembdon adjusted the batting order and welcomed back Richard Gower.
The innings started promisingly and was more patient than normal but a towering top edge and a good catch saw Gower (6) go early.
A rain delay saw just under an hour lost from the game and the match reduced to 42 overs per side.
After the restart a couple of wickets fell reasonably quickly but a solid partnership between Brockwell (41) and Bowditch (39) but Wembdon into a strong position. Bowditch was eventually well stumped and Brockwell got a delivery that did stay a little low and was cleaned bowled but it had left Wembdon in healthy position and they ended up on 160-9.
After tea, Taunton got off to a poor start with Bingham claiming the prize wicket of Somerset cricketer Tom Abell who had scored 204* for Somerset second XI in midweek, for a duck.
Hubbard followed that up with the wicket of Hake (4) in the second over to leave Taunton 6-2.
Blackwell clean bowling captain Cooper (29) shortly followed up by trapping Kelly (6) LBW who did not look comfortable against spin.
The run rate had climbed from three an over to five, but an aggressive cameo from George Cook left Taunton needing nine from the final 12 deliveries.
And it was Cook who hit the winning runs, to condemn Wembdon to a ninth defeat of the season.
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The lawyer for Intertribal Child and Family Services says relatives of Karl Wes McKay who reported he killed his stepdaughter, Phoenix Sinclair, should have to testify publicly at the inquiry into her death and not be protected by a publication ban.
Hafeez Khan said there's no legal justification for protecting the identities of three of McKay's children and a former spouse.
They've applied for a publication ban to keep their names and images out of the media for fear of harassment because of their connection to McKay.
In 2008, he and Phoenix's mother, Samantha Kematch, were convicted of her 2005 murder.
The five-year-old was killed in June 2005. Her body wasn't found until March 2006 when her half-brothers told their mom, who reported it.
An inquiry into her death began in September to find out how her case fell through Manitoba's social-safety net. It has been beset by legal delays. One of those was by social workers whose union fought to have their identities hidden under a publication ban. Now, the lawyer for Intertribal Child and Family Services is fighting a publication ban that would protect the identities of witnesses related to McKay.
Affidavits filed on behalf of McKay's sons' say people they work and go to school with don't know about their father. Their mom's affidavit says her coworkers don't know about her former spouse's gruesome crime, either, and she wants to keep it that way, the inquiry heard.
They testified nearly five years ago at McKay's criminal trial where they weren't protected by a publication ban but should have been, said their lawyer Bill Gange.
After their criminal trial testimony, they experienced harassment, their affidavits say.
Having to testify publicly at the inquiry is causing anxiety to her sons, said McKay's former spouse.
An adult daughter of McKay's said in her affidavit that her children don't know the identity of their grandfather, McKay.
Khan said no evidence was produced to prove that they were harassed.
The media has not challenged the publication ban. The ban they're requesting would allow the witnesses to testify at the inquiry by video that spectators could hear but only Commissioner Ted Hughes could see.
Hughes asked Intertribal Child and Family Services' lawyer Khan several times to explain why his clients wanted the witnesses' identities made public.
"What purpose it would serve to identify those witnesses?" Hughes asked.
Khan didn't explain why his clients want the witnesses publicly identified. The lawyer did say one of the witnesses requesting the publication ban is expected to give testimony that will be different from that of Intertribal Child Family Services' witnesses. Khan argued there is no legal reason for a publication ban to be allowed for McKay's relatives.
The hearing into the publication ban continues this afternoon when Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs' lawyer Jay Funke is expected to argue against it.


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Fall 2004 Motherboard Preview: A Sea of Newby Wesley Fink on 6/4/2004 12:00 PM EST
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Kaji - Monday, June 07, 2004 - linkCool! Finally a lot of the technologies I have been waiting for!
Some disapointments though... how come all BTX boards only have one PCI-E x16 slot? that sucks!
What about those groovy dual PCI-E graphics solutions that are already starting to appear?
Another BTX related question... what about server boards? The excellent article on BTX covered the three desktop form factors... but will there be an Extended BTX form factor for dual CPU? I want to go with BTX, but only if I can have two PCI-E x16 slots... and two dual PCU would be nice!
I wonder when Lian-Li will release BTX case? Reply
rms - Sunday, June 06, 2004 - link"I was really looking forward to seeing the "extra" performance a user would get on a Nvidia board & card platform. "
Could be wrong, but wasn't that advantage only present with the FX series of cards? And involved basically speeding up the effective AGP bus speed? If PCI-X is already 16X, you think any speedups would be miniscule.
Reflex - Saturday, June 05, 2004 - link#12: No kidding. But I was referencing the fellow who seemed to think that it was all about performance. SATA is not really any 'faster' than IDE, however it is still an important step forward. PCI-E is similiar in that regard. Reply
tmhartsr - Saturday, June 05, 2004 - linkBut - where is the 64 bit OS???? Reply
XRaider - Saturday, June 05, 2004 - linkYea, but still it's a shame that these boards with PCI-E won't be out for another several months! :( It is depressing, but hopefully the 939 FX's will drop far in price by the time these boards are ready to ship mainstream. Hopefully.
It still seems like they're draggin their feet on this stuff. :-\ Reply
Falco. - Saturday, June 05, 2004 - linkum.. pci express isn't just for graphics :-)
its for every add in card that we presently put in pci slots :-) besides.. for all w know, a x16 pci express slot could do the same thing that going from agp 4x to 8x did.. not much in the performace dept, mainly with video cards being outfitted with 128 megs of ram, and what looks like 256 megs ... have u seen and NV4x and R4xx with 128 megs ?? i can't recall seeing any ....
Reflex - Saturday, June 05, 2004 - link#6: PCI-E is not about performance, its about features. More can be done with the interface than can be done with the very limiting AGP. Realize that AGP itself is not really utilized for its performance at all, the 'bandwidth' it allows is nearly useless. Try turning your setting from 8X to 2X and notice the almost complete lack of a performance difference(2-5% approximatly).
I, for one, and happy to be rid of the AGP interface. It was a troublesome hack that never lived up to its advertised potential. Bring on PCI-E. Reply
Reflex - Saturday, June 05, 2004 - linktest... Reply
Falco. - Friday, June 04, 2004 - linkany thing on Asus and NF3 250 gb/ulta mobos ?? say the k8N-E Deluxe NF3 250 board from asus just with a 939 pin socket ????
or something similar from asus ?? Reply
jrphoenix - Friday, June 04, 2004 - link#6... I am just hoping for a slot that won't be obsolete in 1-2 years (how long I want to wait before having to my a new motherboard).
If Nvidia is that slow rolling PCI-E out I may just get a VIA chipset & ATI card. I was really looking forward to seeing the "extra" performance a user would get on a Nvidia board & card platform. Reply
Wesley Fink - Friday, June 04, 2004 - link#1 -
Based on what we now know we expect the new graphics integrated in 915 will be the best performing integrated graphics we have tested. We are told performance is roughly equivalent to 5200FX. That will not excite many of our readers, but it is still a fact that 60% of motherboard shipments are integrated graphics. Reply
Cygni - Friday, June 04, 2004 - linkDepressing is when you see the performance "gain" PCI-E 16x was supposed to offer in real life. Hint: Its not there. Reply
JGF - Friday, June 04, 2004 - linkSeptember at the earliest for A64 nvidia PCI-E is more than a little depressing. :( Reply
Bozo Galora - Friday, June 04, 2004 - linkhttp://www.vr-zone.com/?i=858&s=2
Speaking of 4 phase power...
Is that 5 phase power on the shuttle board? Reply
RyanVM - Friday, June 04, 2004 - linkOn page 3: "As we reported, PCI-X and AGP on the same 915 board is supposedly an impossible engineering feat."
PCI-E!!!!!!!!! Reply
jrphoenix - Friday, June 04, 2004 - linkGood to see all the news on the Athlon 939 boards and PCI-Express. Does anyone have an idea when we will see these boards? It was kind of depressing hearing that Nvidia may not support this until Q3 or Q4 :(
Heck... when will we see any socket 939 boards? Reply
SDA - Friday, June 04, 2004 - link"A Sea of NEW"?
Hm. Problem with an A64 with decently powerful integrated graphics is that the A64's so expensive that I don't see much of a need for it. .. ehm, but OEMs would like that, I'm sure. Save them money on cheapo add-in cards, for sure, and they could still advertise "64-bit power!"
DDR2 and DDR1 on the same board, eh. What, is the yellow slot DDR2? What the hell? I thought the purpose of a key was to make it HARDER TO STICK THINGS IN THE WRONG WAY? It's practically in the fscking middle! Rrrrr. And I thought DDR1 was bad. Also, "Intel's excellent new integrated graphics"? Excellent must be a relative term.
Also, Tyan now has nine Opteron boards. On one hand, that's an amusingly diverse selection.. on the other hand, it's great that there are so many choices there, and Tyan boards ARE quality. Reply


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Obscured beneath the simple words, numbers, shapes, and colors found in much of Robert Indiana's work are essential memories and symbols of the artist's life. Indiana's visual vocabulary is encrypted with personal symbolism. This is particularly evident in his long series of Autoportraits.
To complement The Essential Robert Indiana, on view through May 4, the IMA invites visitors both on-site and online to Create Your Autoportrait using some of the same elements that Robert Indiana incorporates in to his. During the run of the exhibition, IMA staff members will be creating their own Autoportraits and blogging about it.
The fifth in this series features Clifford Graham III, the IMA's Gallery Guide Security Supervisor.
Blue, green, and purple are my favorite colors, I LOVE the cool color palette. I used 2 and 11 to represent my birthday; and the 14 is for this year — NOW.
I am not spontaneous; I get too caught up in tomorrow to enjoy NOW. For 2014 I want to learn to enjoy the moment; because right NOW is all that any of us is sure of. I LOVE music! It is my way to unwind, let go, and relax. A melancholy melody, angelic harmonies, or a thumping bass line allows me the space to let everything go. LOVE is my spiritual gift; everyone needs it, and everyone wants it. I also used LOVE in my Autoportrait to pay homage to Robert Indiana.
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The perfect structures in nature are blessings our Lord bestowed upon us from His infinite knowledge. The complex systems in nature are beyond the knowledge and scope of scientists and provide unique solutions to many problems. Therefore, scientists seek the help of natural structures for many issues for which they cannot find answers, despite many long years of research and investigation. Imitating and utilizing these structures continuously direct humanity towards goodness and truth.
Every animal has unique qualities of creation which astonish people. While some have the most ideal shape that enables them to move in water (hydrodynamics), some use senses which are completely unfamiliar to us. Many of these senses have just been discovered quite recently. Scientists are amazed in the face of these unique structures and systems they discover in nature every day, and they are using these to produce new technologies for the benefit of humanity. The insect navigation systems known as "halteres" are one of these.
Gyroscope: The Direction Finding System of Technological Equipment
Gyroscopes which were designed to prove that the earth spins on a certain axis by Leon Foucault in the year 1852, are used today to ascertain the direction of technological equipment such as spaceships, modern cars, missiles, planes, ships and satellites. Gyroscopes can best be described as a mechanism comprising a rotor journaled to spin about one axis, the journals of the rotor being mounted in an inner gimbal or ring; the inner gimbel is journalled for oscillation in an outer gimbel, which is journaled in another gimbel for a total of three gimbels. When the rotor spins once, it shows resistance to change the spinning direction. Thus, even if the location of the gyroscope changes, the direction of the chamber's spinning axis does not change. Gyroscopes have come to be inseparable parts of moving vehicles.
These technological components are designed in a very intelligent way using the delicate qualities of Newtonian physics. For such an instrument to be used for a specific purpose, very many small pieces need to be assembled in an ingenious way. However, this instrument invented by scientists in the 19th century has been used by insects for hundreds of millions of years.
Halteres: Direction Finding Organs of Insects
The biological gyroscope created by Almighty Allah for insects to find their directions is called a "haltere." Halteres are made up of a thin bar and a structure shaped like a ball at the end, and work as spinning chambers exactly like gyroscopes. The halteres move in synchronous motion with the insects wings. When the insect changes its direction during flight, the vibrating halteres thus exert a force on the body just like a gyroscope. This force is sensed by receptors at the point where the haltere is connected to the body. This information is then sent to the animal's brain and so balance and direction are found.
Halteres are of vital importance for the insect, ensuring that the animal can easily find its way even if the insect's sight is completely obscured. However, in conditions when the working of the halteres is prevented, the animal is essentially rendered helpless.. (W.C. Wu, R.J. Wood and R.S. Fearing, "Halteres for the micromechanical flying insect," In Proc. IEEE Int'l Conf. Robot. Automat., Washington, DC, May 2002)
This presents a profound dilemma for the theory of evolution because it is not enough to have wings in order to fly. In addition, halteres which enable direction finding, and that ensure the insect stays on balance during flight, are required. This situation proved one more time that a living being cannot develop gradually as claimed by evolutionists. Obviously, Allah has created the insects that have the halteres with their bio-gyroscopic system and wings flawlessly. Our Lord reveals this in one verse of the Quran as follows:
"He is Allah – the Creator, the Maker, the Giver of Form. To Him belong the Most Beautiful Names.Everything in the heavens and earth glorifies Him.He is the Almighty, the All-Wise." (Surat al-Hashr, 24)
New Jiroscopes Designed in Haltere Style:
Scientists Are Designing New Jiroscopes Imitating Halteres
In the project that imitates the flying techniques of insects and is called "Flying Mechanical Insect (FMI)", researchers from the University of California have found that new types of gyroscopes use much less power, and can be used with much greater success in sharper maneuvers, and that it is much more decisive against releases formed as a result of wing flaps.
Evolution Disproved Yet Again by Halteres
Evolutionists have experienced a new disappointment and hopelessness with the acceptance of the miraculous creation of living beings in nature. Because it is proven yet again that the unscientific claims of evolutionists, that living beings have evolved from simple to complex and that the structure in living beings has come into existence by coincidence, are invalid. Allah, the Lord of all things, is the One Who creates unique and flawless systems in living beings.
Almighty Allah has created insects with such flawless qualities. Insects have countless features like sensitive antennas, chemicals used to communicate, bodies like robots, resistant structures enabling them to live in every condition, poisons used for defense and attack, creating common living environments with other living beings, metamorphosis, hunting and camouflage tactics. One of these miraculous and amazing features of insects is their direction finding systems, given unto them by Almighty Allah, Creator and Sustainer of the Universe, and Benefactor of all living things.


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Mumbai: India's cable television industry seems headed for a consolidation ahead of a wider digitization roll-out. The most recent sign of this, say industry analysts, is Hathway Cable and Datacom Ltd's decision to gain complete control of its cable television joint venture, in which it had a 51% holding.
Hathway informed BSE on 18 January it had bought the remaining 49% stake in Hathway Bhaskar Multinet Pvt. Ltd from DB Corp Ltd's promoters for an undisclosed sum.
Hathway Bhaskar is a cable TV distributor in cities such as Bhopal, Indore and Jaipur. "This is initial indication of industry players consolidating. Hathway is gearing up to monetize and grow its footprints in the tier 2 and 3 markets, which fall under the phase 2 digitization roll-out," said an executive at Hathway Cable, declining to be identified.
Television viewing in India is shifting from analogue to digital platforms. The Union government has mandated cable TV to be digitized in a phased manner across the country by 31 December 2014. The first phase of digitization of television signals has been implemented in Kolkata, New Delhi and Mumbai, while Chennai is still holding out. The deadline for the second phase of digitization is 31 March.
"The television distribution industry is undergoing the initial signs of on-ground consolidation," said Ashish Pherwani, partner at audit and consulting firm Ernst and Young. "As MSOs (multi-system operators such as Hathway) increase control over their entities, it will result in increased transparency, financial discipline and control, and improved governance."
The size of the Indian cable television distribution sector is estimated to be about Rs.20,000 crore, according to executives in the cable TV industry.
The Indian cable TV industry's total subscription revenue is estimated to grow from $4.2 billion (around Rs.22,386 crore today) in 2011 to $6.4 billion by 2020, with broadband contributing 15% of sales by 2020 versus 85% for pay TV, according to Media Partners Asia Ltd, a Hong Kong-based independent provider of information services.
Drawn by this potential, Subrata Roy-promoted Sahara India entered the cable distribution sector in July last year by buying a majority stake in DigiCable, a cable TV company promoted by Jagjit Singh Kohli.
The DB Corp promoters, though, had been looking for an exit. In 2008, they offloaded their controlling stake in Hathway Bhaskar Multinet to Hathway and became a non-operative partner. "DB Corp wants to focus on its print business, radio and Internet in tier 2 and 3 towns and, therefore, wanted to exit its investment in Hathway," said a person familiar with the matter, declining to be identified.
A DB Corp spokesperson declined comment. Ashok Mansukhani, president of MSO Alliance, a lobby of multi-system operators, and director of IndusInd Media and Communications Ltd, which operates the InCable network, said, "With the advent of digitization, it is the serious players that will consolidate while the ones whose major focus of business is not TV cable operations will exit."
Sahara has filed a defamation case in a Patna court against Mint's editor and some reporters over the newspaper's coverage of the company's disputes with Sebi. Mint is contesting the case.


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UPDATE: There are tickets still available that can be purchased as you get on the bus. Cash or credit taken.
Need something good and boozy to do on Saint Patrick's Day? How does a Sunday Funday Party Bus to a Minor League Hockey game where you get to play broom ball on the ice for an hour before the game sound? (you'll have to sign a waiver with the Bulls)
The party bus will leave from Bar None at 11:15 AM on Sunday, March 17th. There's room for 47 people to ride with us (also purchased a few extra game tickets if anyone just wants to meet the group at the game). Naturally the bus will be full of booze (beer and mixed drinks). We'll arrive at the Cow Palace and from 12-1 we'll be on the ice playing broomball (the staff even told me that might be able to put some people in full goalie pads). At 1 we'll head back out to the bus and party for an hour or so before heading back into the arena for the actual hockey game that starts at 2:15. And if you want to just continue boozing at that point there's actually a quality little beer garden behind one of the goals that anyone can go to. After the game the bus takes everyone back to Bar None. Send any questions to firstname.lastname@example.com.
My understanding of minor league hockey has always been that there are a lot of fights. We'll see if that holds true.
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Sunday, March 17, 2013 at 11:00 AM (PDT)
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>Racing>unsportsmanlike conduct in cross country
I just want to get your opinion on this situationthis week, we had two Cross Country races, One League meet (thursday) and one Invitational (Saturday) that our coaches had to use their own money to get us in because we really don't have a school budget for that. ... This invitational (4th time we are going) happens to be a very fast course and mostly everyone sets new Personal Records because of it... But first we had to race the league race. Our Varsity team decided that they have to be well rested because they want to break 15's on the Invitational so they agreed on a pace that was "enough to win" (as we phrased it) the race. To be straight-forward, our league isn't that good because many new schools were made and thus they cut up the league into smaller ones. So we ran this race as a team and all top 7 got 17:19 and we finished in a wall formation (in a horizontal line) sort of at the same time.. and the next guy from the other team finished at around 19:06 (3 of their runners didnt show up to the meet) Then the next day come and the school administration wanted to talk with the Varsity team. They yelled at us for not being ethical while running and having no victory with honor and being unsportsmanship-like because we finished together as a team in a wall-ish formation. and Now we have to write an essay about it and they are considering of not letting us run this week. So in your opinion, do you think this is fair?
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Fair? Hell no!
This is kind of a hot button for me as one of my last races (albeit a 2-miler on a track) in High School (way-way back n 1975) suffered from a similar theme. During the last lap, where my team-mate and I were an easy half-lap ahead of the runner for the other school, he and I decided to "tie" instead of racing each other to the end. The coach of the other team invoked a new rule for that year and had us disqualified for tying in a manner which would have impeded the progress of his runner.
After we were DQed our team ended up losing the track meet by only a couple of points.
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Are you saying your guys did or didn't impede anyone at the finish? If no obstruction, then I have no problem at all with it.
Is it that they didn't run all-out? Cross-country is a season, not a single race. NFL teams pull their stars in the final few games to rest them for the payoffs. MLB pitchers get days off between starts. Even in Olympic athletics, a 1500m runner does what's necessary to advance through the heats (as opposed to giving 100% in every race).
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Are you saying your guys did or didn't impede anyone at the finish? If no obstruction, then I have no problem at all with it.
Is it that they didn't run all-out? Cross-country is a season, not a single race. NFL teams pull their stars in the final few games to rest them for the payoffs. MLB pitchers get days off between starts. Even in Olympic athletics, a 1500m runner does what's necessary to advance through the heats (as opposed to giving 100% in every race).
I totally agree and I like the comparison with the Olympic heats. You can't run all-out every time, and you can't run all-out on a Thursday and expect to perform your best 2 days later at an important invitational. The guys decided to save themselves for the big invitational. And if finishing like that didn't impede anyone else (which it didn't, if the next finisher was almost 2 minutes behind), then I don't really get it.
I can see where the other team might have found that kind of mass finish by your guys somewhat obnoxious, as it could be interpreted as "we're too good for this and don't take it seriously", but come on - they would have all finished as the top 7 even if they'd run separately, and still all run way below their potential.
Would this be an issue in any other sport? I mean, sometimes you have a really good soccer team vs. a not so good soccer team, and in that case it's considered unsportsmanlike for the better team to play its best and end up with a score of 25-0. And yet, since winning is generally everything, I'm not sure anyone would make that big a deal of it (likely only if the winning team were too self-congratulatory or "sore winners" about it.)
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I hope your parents are involved and push back.
High school teams tend to be over-raced and rarely sharp towards the end of the season. Your team did what they needed to do in order to win the league meet; nothing wrong with that for reasons already posted. I see nothing unsportsmanlike in finishing as a group, as long as there was absolutely no possibility that this would impede another runner.
What, exactly, was ruled unsportsmanlike?
Running answers to the clock. Would the other team have felt better if your team ran harder and blew them away even more? I just don't get it. As someone who ran everywhere from the very back to the very front of races in high school, getting beaten should just be motivation to try harder. If I was angry that I got beaten by a lot I just went out and trained more. I never thought to blame the other team for being faster.
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and Now we have to write an essay about it and they are considering of not letting us run this week. So in your opinion, do you think this is fair?
This essay writes itself. I'd go with something like:
"Dear Mr. Vernon,
We accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was we did wrong..."
Come all you no-hopers, you jokers and roguesWe're on the road to nowhere, let's find out where it goes
Every year in HS, we would have 1 dual meet against a team that usually only had 5 runners, and just couldn't run with us. Coach would sit the top 7 and the 8-14 guys would still sweep the meet running easily. Does your coach know about this discipline? Anyone who knows anything about good XC training knows you need to pick your days to race hard.
Like Spaniel said, this is one time when I think the parents should push back at the school
Know thyself.
I just want to know what high school has a varsity team on which multiple guys are looking to break 15!
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The OP never said there was a "ruling" or a "disqualification".
The OP never said the other team complained.
It might have been a 'showmanship' type of situation internally with the school (coaches) where they perceived the act in a manner that could be perceived as unsportsmanlike.
Remember, there's probably more to the story than we're reading. The vantage point of the author (OP) is within the wall running alongside 6 of his buddies. When the camera lense was looking at the wall of 7 and how and when it formed, the perspective might have been different (ie. cocky kids not properly representing the school).
With that being said, (realizing I know as little about this as the other posters), I hope that it goes as a lesson learned and everything gets worked out in the next couple of days.
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I think some school officials have no idea about the sports teams and yet they play too big of a role in it. The majority of which are probably not sports followers and maybe never even played in sports in their lives.
In my senior year of high school I had to go to some school board meeting so I could FIGHT to get on the school tennis team. They said I could not play with the team. Reason : Even though you are young enough to play on the team and have above a B+ GPA, "We think it is inappropriate that you are living on your own and paying your own rent." My father had died two years before this and I moved out on my own. I was 18 and still eligible to play. I was the best player that WOULD have been on the team and my coach even got me a tennis scholarship to WVU because she knew I had the skills. Anyways, I have tons of resentment towards these "people who cared about my well being so much". This of course was backwoods west virginia but I think the theme is that people are mucking around with people's lives when they truly have no business getting involved in them.
Your XC meet should have been a victory for you and the team and instead the school turned it in to some kind of lame penalty. I say F them in a really big way. I am biased of course based on my past story but I think I speak for most of the people on here as well.
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But you weren't DQed, right? Maybe just write the silly essay, kiss butt, and live to run this week. btw, how'd Saturday go?
I've heard of XC teams DQed because a girl wore the wrong color bra under her uniform (not kidding, google it if you don't believe me) and other silly things. In track and football, teams have lost championships because someone pointed to the sky.
It's frustrating for coaches and, especially, parents to see their teams humiliated, and blatant unsportsmanlike behavior should be punished, but sometimes you just need to suck it up when your kids lose and the other team is celebrating. Let the kids have their fun. These kids were probably laughing and smiling and making it look easy, which made the other parents get their underwear in a bundle and complain to their coach, who in turn talked to Lotuse's coach or admin, who then said they'd talk to the kids and punish them somehow. That'd be my guess.
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Of course it's not fair and it's unlikely you will win a battle of wills with the administration. The essay content is probably the best way to counter their actions. Write a well reasoned essay on training and peaking, on team solidarity, on not embarrassing the other team with a blowout (maybe compare it to a 50-30 basketball score instead of running up the score to 100-30).
2017 Goals: for races not to be exercises in futility
As a former coach and current administrator, this is crap on the school's part.
I would have the parents go complain. Most administrators will give in as many dont like conflict of any kind. If every kid's parent goes up for a 30- 45 min meeting it will kill a day of the administrator's and he/she will give in.
Maybe write the essay about saving your legs, not over training, being part of a team, etc.
I wonder what the coach thinks about this. The coach should be ticked off too.
Good luck. Let us know how this turns out.
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"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."
I would take it like a man, write my essay, and move on.
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Synopsis: Homeworld Command begins preparations for Destiny's arrival at Novus, contacting potential newcomers for the mission. On the ship, the crew is brought out of stasis and up to speed on recent events.
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RUSH: Over a million years ago, the Ancients discovered a complex structure buried deep within the background radiation of the universe: the fingerprints of an intelligence that existed very near the beginning of time itself.
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It's a beautiful fall day on Earth, where man in his late forties is reading a book on the New York subway. He flips through a few pages absently, not really paying much attention, then gets up as his stop approaches. A little over average height, with fair skin, dark hair, and grey eyes, this is Dr. Gregory Klein, a famed linguist and psychologist who has only recently retired from professional life to teach at Columbia University. Klein steps off the train at Grand Central and makes for the exit, still shuffling through his book, when he nearly bumps into two men standing in his way. Hastily apologizing, he tucks the novel away and looks up to see two men in uniform there. One is an airman, standing at attention and glancing around at the crowd, but the other looks to be there on business. Stretching out his hand Col. David Telford asks Klein if he can spare an hour or two to talk. He has a job offer that he thinks is quite the opportunity.
Across the known universe, Destiny is travelling through FTL toward a group of accessible stargates that look promising for new foodstuffs. In the gate room, the crew is being assembled as they come out of stasis ("Gauntlet"), many of them still disoriented and wondering how much time has passed. Many of them pause for a moment, confused, upon seeing Ginn and Dr. Amanda Perry standing at the top of the staircase, but they say nothing while they wait for the meeting to begin. When it looks like everyone has arrived, Col. Everett Young clears his throat and apologizes for not giving them time to fully wake up, but he thought it best if he explained everything ASAP. Outlining the events of the past month or so, he explains how Eli Wallace discovered the existence of naquadria on Novus ("Alone, Part 1") and subsequently ended the immediate drone threat while refueling the ship and allowing them to continue on their journey ("Alone, Part 2"). He briefly touches on their run-in with a second "impossible planet" ("Nod"), eyeing Lt. Tamara Johansen but not disclosing her actions directly. Instead, he says that the encounter somehow resulted in Ginn and Dr. Perry's rebirth, something they're still trying to figure out.
In any event, he thinks they should all be further aware that in light of their potential new connection to home, Homeworld Command has begun looking for recruits to join the Destiny mission. They need all the people they can get, but that said, Young won't stop anyone who wishes to leave if they find they're able to dial the Milky Way from Novus. The crew begins to murmur amongst themselves on the possibility of abandoning the mission, and Young says they have plenty of time to think it over before they reach their destination. Then he dismisses everyone so they can digest all that and turns to Camille Wray, asking if he hit all the right notes. She laughs and says he did fine, pointing out that no one's going to complain about anything after hearing that they don't have to miss three years of life after all. Standing nearby, a smirking Lt. Matthew Scott and Sgt. Ronald Greer both voice their agreement. After the hectic period trying to run and prep the ship with only a skeleton crew up and about, everyone's happy to see the others brought out of stasis to get back to work.
The speech finished, the group starts to break up to go their separate ways and attend their various duties. Trying to squeeze between Young and Greer, Eli calls out to Gin to ask if she can talk for a minute. But she's already disappearing down the hall, leaving him standing there uselessly and unable to follow through the throng of exiting people. He's been trying to find the time to speak with her ever since they returned from the "impossible planet," but it seems more and more that she's trying to avoid him. And it's clearly getting to him, watching her go with a dejected expression. Leaning on the railing, Amanda Perry clears her throat and asks if he's alright, offering to take some time to talk with him if he thinks it'd help. She's very much taken aback when Eli glares at her and says that the only thing he feels like doing with her is sending her back to Earth where she can't cause any more damage to people's lives. Then he heads out down the hall without looking back, leaving Perry to stare after him in confusion.
On the bridge, Dr. Nicholas Rush sarcastically welcomes Young and Scott back from the requisite weekly speech, suggesting they get back down to the task of replenishing their meager supplies. Attempting to be more tactful, Dr. Dale Volker agrees that they're dangerously low on food and water going into the next week. And with so many more mouths to feed again, they don't have the luxury of hunting around for a few days. Young waves off the dramatics and asks how close they are to the next group of stargates, to which Rush replies that they should be within dialing range in a few hours. In the meantime, he suggests that begin assembling a few offworld teams to maximize the time they have before Destiny jumps back into FTL after dropout. Volker jokingly asks why Rush hasn't been able to disable the countdown yet, given all the time he's had sneaking around in the core systems behind everyone's back. He quickly finds his console deactivated remotely, taking back the quip and asking if he can have access back. Watching from the command chair, Young just rubs his temples and mutters that it's going to be a long day.
On Earth, Dr. Klein is sitting in the back of a minivan discussing his work history with Telford, who apparently has yet to explain his job offer. Outlining his previous interactions with Stargate Command, Gregory says that he was brought in as a consultant to decipher the Goa'uld, Ancient, and Wraith languages. Of course, he didn't know the truth about what he was working on at the time, but he'd been studying obscure glyphs found in hidden ruins around the world for years. He had no idea that he'd been working with alien symbology the whole time, and the explanation he received just prior to the stargate's public revelation a year ago was shocking, to say the least. Still, he's found it immensely rewarding to learn that it was largely thanks to his work that Earth's scientists and diplomats were able to understand and translate scores of alien texts, and he's been happy to offer his services as a psychologist to the Program ever since.
Nodding, Telford says that the International Stargate Command can't express its appreciation for that commitment enough, and that's partially why he's being paid a visit. Then the minivan slows to a stop, prompting Klein to glance around and ask if they've arrived at their destination. His host says that while he's been happy to finally meet, there are others who are getting visits today. Stepping out of the vehicle, he looks back at the New York skyline from where he stands at the arrival gate of John F. Kennedy International Airport.
(Beginning of "Recruitment," see next three posts for more.)


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Former Yankees owner George Steinbrenner has always been a polarizing figure for both Yankees fans and non-Yankees fans alike. He brought championship after championship to New York City but was routinely lambasted for having the highest payroll in the majors.
What are your thoughts about his legacy? We know he was good for the Yankees and New York, but was he good for the sport of baseball? Now that he is gone, do you think it will be more of the same with his son Hank at the helm?


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Jennifer Love Hewitt is ready to be whispered at
These are the latest promotional stills from Jennifer Love Hewitt's show Ghost Whisperer. Apparently Jennifer's cleavage grants her the ability to communicate with the dead. That's good television. Here's a couple of things I expect ghosts to whisper this season:
"Carbs are the enemy…"
"Those are real. Ghost-boner!"
"If you see Janice Dickinson again, could you put her back in her coffin?"
"Also, saturated fat is bad. Hey, dammit, where'd you get that? I thought I told craft services to stop serving donuts. Awesome. Let's just call the show 'Titanic Girl and the Dead People She Doesn't Listen To Because She Loves Cake.'"
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Last week Mrs. Chicken and I visited her parents in northern Arkansas and I had the opportunity to visit K.T.'s Smokehouse in nearby Gassville. I had previously tried to visit during Thanksgiving 2009 but they were closed, so this time it was a priority.
It's tough to tell in this photo but the BBQ sign on the roof is neon. The building was damaged by the 2010 tornado (photos on the Facebook page) that struck Gassville and I believe the sign was added as part of the repairs.
The menu offers items besides barbecue but they were of no interest to me.
The dining room isn't huge but can easily handle a small crowd.
There are 6 meats offered: ribs, pork, sliced brisket, chicken, ham, and sausage. I chose the 2-meat plate with brisket and sausage and the 4-rib Friday special. K.T.'s offers original, sweet, and hot sauces and that's original that's drizzled on the brisket; I liked it enough to buy a 1/2 pint container to take home.
I really liked the mildly spicy sausage (I used some leftover pieces in chicken & rice soup and it was a great addition) and the ribs were decently smoky (and as dark as I make them at home) and tender. I didn't need a knife for the brisket and it had a good beef flavor, but I would've liked it with a bit more smoke. Then again, Arkansas is pork country!
Fortunately our visit lasted several days so I was able to return the next morning and knock chicken, pork, and ham off the list.
The chicken had a light, subtle sweetness so it might've been glazed but it was also nicely smoked like the ham and pork. I finished the ham and took the thigh and some of the pork home as leftovers, where they met with approval from Mrs. Chicken.
For the sides I chose beans both days and got coleslaw and sour cream potato salad to go.
While I don't know if the beans were 100% house-made I really liked them because they weren't too sweet and had nice amounts of meat instead of just a shred or two. In fact, each day I finished them first. Mrs. C reviewed the slaw and salad and liked the former because it wasn't too mayonnaise-y, but didn't quite care for the latter.
Last but definitely not least is the excellent service I received. My orders arrived quickly and while I failed to get the name of the woman working the counter she treated locals and strangers with the same level of friendliness and care, which really helped make my visits enjoyable.


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Account Director (Ethical Healthcare - UK & Global campaigns)
- Recruiter
- Lee-Roberts Search
- Location
- 1050-1
- Salary
- Up to 60K + bens
- Posted
- 11 Oct 2013
- Closes
- 11 Nov 2013
- Ref
- 1117-1
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Function
- Account Director, Senior Account Manager
- Discipline
- Corporate Communications, International, Marketing Communications, Press / Media Relations
- Hours
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent
A multi-award winning healthcare PR practice; a division of one of the world's most successful PR firms is looking to make a new growth hire due to continued new business.
Currently consisting of around 30 healthcare communications specialists, this practice had a fantastic year in 2011; achieving a number of industry awards for its exciting and innovative campaigns. With a remit in working on both UK and global campaigns, the practice is now looking to bring on established Account Director to help deliver to its clients and assist with driving the business forward.
The successful hire will have a proven track record within ethical healthcare and have worked in a variety of therapy areas as well as having some exposure to OTC and consumer health. An opportunity to work with the some of the most well-known pharmaceutical clients and on number of blockbuster campaigns is on offer. The successful hire will be rewarded with an excellent salary and benefits package including flexible working hours, the option to buy extra days holiday, as well as a day off for your birthday and the week off between Christmas and New Year, free consultations with an on-site financial advisor, a cycle to work scheme, free eye-tests and a superb gym discount.
With transparent opportunities for career development, further internal and external training, this role would be suited to someone looking to move from a specialist firm and who is interested in progressing to a global network firm with bigger budgets, exciting campaigns and excellent career opportunities.


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Trend Report: Spooky Style
Located in Bergamot Station, Santa Monica's eight-acre art gallery complex and cultural center, the Peter Fetterrman Gallery occupies two spacious, high-ceilinged rooms—the first of which welcomes you to the sleek, chic Faces of Fashion exhibit.
This iconic 1966 Barry Lategan photo of supermodel Twiggy is, literally, the face of The Faces of Fashion, as it graces all the promotional material for the exhibit. Fetterman says if he had to choose a single print to represent the collection, this would be the one, and not just because he grew up crushing on the British model. "It's so timeless," he says, "you look at it, at her, and you think, `it could've been taken yesterday.' It's haunting, but in a good way."
Stella McCartney's Backyard Bash


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Scent in StoneLogic Grid puzzles come with a handy interactive grid that will help you solve the puzzle based on the given clues.
After months of hard work, five scientists have eliminated the need for perfume by perfecting a procedure for creating scented jewelry! By altering the chemical composition of the metal, each scientist saturated a different piece of jewelry with a different scent. Upon completion of the items, the ingenious scientists brought them to the designers at Sentir Jewelers who set a different stone in each piece. From the information provided, determine the piece of jewelry each scientist had scented and the stone that was set within each piece.
Scientist: Dr. Phil, Dr. Ruth, Dr. Seuss, Dr. Spock, Dr. Zhivago
Piece of Jewelry: Bracelet, Brooch, Earrings, Necklace, Ring
Scent: Lavender, Musk, Patchouli, Rose, Sandalwood
Stone: Amethyst, Cat's Eye, Garnet, Moonstone, Opal
1. Neither the opal necklace nor the piece set with a moonstone is the patchouli-scented item (which wasn't created by Dr. Ruth).
2. Dr. Phil's piece of jewelry is neither the lavender-scented one nor the rose-scented item.
3. The amethyst (which wasn't placed in the ring altered by Dr. Zhivago) wasn't set in the pair of earrings Dr. Seuss altered.
4. Dr. Spock is neither the scientist who worked on the brooch nor the one who fashioned the necklace.
5. Dr. Seuss scented his jewelry with musk. A garnet was set in Dr. Ruth's piece.
6. The piece set with moonstone (which isn't rose-scented) isn't the pair of earrings.
AnswerDr. Phil, necklace, sandalwood, opal
Dr. Ruth, brooch, rose, garnet
Dr. Seuss, earrings, musk, cat's eye
Dr. Spock, bracelet, patchouli, amethyst
Dr. Zhivago, ring, lavender, moonstone
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U.S. Science Programs Could Fall Behind Via Fiscal Cliff's Sequestration of Federal Funds
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The top states that would be hit are California, Maryland, Virginia, Massachusetts and Washington D.C.
Science programs in America may take a very hard hit if sequestration of federal funds takes place, according to a new study.
The study, conducted for the Aerospace Industries Association by Center for Regional Analysis Director Steve Fuller, shows that large cuts in employment in U.S. science programs could affect scientific progress and even non-scientific jobs across the country.
Currently, the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that 1,082,370 U.S. citizens work in the life sciences such as biology. However, if the fiscal cliff's sequestration of
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becomes a reality, 31,000 of these citizens could lose their jobs.
"The 31,000 figure does not include the indirect job losses, such as subcontractors, suppliers and vendors, or the induced job impacts," said Fuller. "Induced jobs are those supported by employee's spending on goods and services, so these are unlikely to be STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) type jobs but rather retail, consumer services, education and health, construction and those types of occupations.
"The direct jobs are clearly the immediate losses and encompass most of the STEM-type jobs. There will be some subcontractor job losses, including some STEM type jobs. For DOD contracts in general, subcontractor jobs are about 26 percent of the total where the direct jobs are about 30 percent. The remaining job losses, 44 percent, are induced."
Furthermore, a potential $56.7 billion cut to the Department of Defense (DOD) would eliminate 14,982 science jobs out of the total 325,693 lost. Another $59 billion cut to the U.S. Geological Survey would mean another 15,980 science jobs lost.
Matthew Hourihan, director of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), further added that certain states like California would be hit the hardest with a potenial $11.3 million loss. The other four states in the top five included Maryland, Virginia, Massachusetts and Washington D.C.
An even more troubling outcome pointed out by Hourihan would be that American science would be set back by about a decade.
Another issue is grant proposals. Scientists will spend more time writing these grant proposals to keep their labs running and staffed rather than working on actual science. Also, a cut in federal spending could mean a $586 million loss for the American Institute of Biological Sciences, and a grant proposal success rate drop from 22 percent to 16 percent.
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