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...kind of mishap that doomed the shuttle Columbia and its seven-member crew back in 2003, allowing superheated gases to penetrate the ship during re-entry and causing it to disintegrate. That was the second shuttle to be lost in flight, after the explosion of Challenger in 1986. The hope now is that the three surviving ships can limp along without any further accidents for nine more missions - through 2010 or 2011 - after which construction of the International Space Station (ISS) will be complete and the orbiters can be retired. (See pictures of the Hubble Space Telescope...
Though we fully support government subsidies for employers who spur their employees to healthful action, we hope that all programs sponsored by the government will be bonuses for those who make healthful decisions rather than penalties for those who do not. While we wish that all Americans would choose to follow a well-balanced diet, we do not think it is acceptable for employers to punish employees who reach for a cookie rather than an apple. Hopefully, the incentive of a free gym membership or some extra money for quitting smoking will be impetus enough for employees to make healthful...
...cutbacks published on the FAS Web site amount to $77 million in projected savings—a third of the total $220 million projected annual deficit that FAS administrators hope to close by July 2011. The cuts will be made over the next several months...
...ones to determine objective guidelines for what constitutes a health-conscious decision and what does not. Experts should design programs with concrete standards in place and publish guidelines stating what exactly composes an activity that is acceptable to incentivize, in order to avoid abuse by businesses. Additionally, we hope that Congress takes measures to offset the increased complexity of the tax code, and the difficulty workers will face when trying to figure out whether a free gym-membership, for example, must be accounted for in their income tax returns...
...million in cost-cutting measures announced on Monday represents only a third of the total $220 million annual deficit that FAS administrators hope to close by July 2011. FAS will embark on its next stage of reductions—dubbed “reshaping” by FAS Dean Michael D. Smith—in the coming months to make up the remaining $143 million...