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Consumers expect to spend up to $600,000 on such things as travel, luxury items, and second homes during retirement, according to a survey by the US division of Sun Life Financial Inc. in Wellesley. Headquartered in Canada, Sun Life provides a wide range of financial services, including retirement products. Titled "The Expense Reality," the survey reveals that while today's retirees are experiencing higher than anticipated expenses, they do not plan on reducing spending on desired activities. "Our research shows most boomers and current retirees know what opportunities they want to explore and what obligations are likely to arise, but do not have a realistic idea of the associated costs," Mary Fay, a Sun Life senior vice president, said in a statement."No one can predict precisely how much income they will need at any given stage in life, which is why retirement income solutions that are flexible and protect against unpredictable and unavoidable factors are so valuable." The report, the company said, is available at this link.
Wild Card -- Tuesday PM
PERRspectives (via politicalhumor.com) provides a "separated at birth" featuring George Bush and Darth Vader here. 3. My Way Fix: This Day in History here, Today's Birthdays (Clint Eastwood) here, and Word of the Day (niggling) here. 4. World Mag Top of the News Fix: Bush calls human rights report absurd here, Consumer confidence unexpectedly rebounds here, Court overturns Arthur Andersen conviction here, Saddam to face trial within 2 months here, and Mom killed in fight over cleaning room here. 5. Poll Fix: Most Americans support President Bush's plan to allow younger workers to invest part of their Social Security payroll taxes through personal accounts, according to a Zogby poll, here. 6. Opinion Fix: Ralph Nader & Kevin Zeese/Boston Globe (Impeach Bush, Cheney), Brendan Miniter/Wall Street Journal (The McCain myth), Dennis Byrne/Chicago Tribune (Amnesty's irresponsible claims), G.
Politicians strike out in Wii challenge
A brief pause for concentration, and he stepped into the roll, sending the ball straight into the middle pin.
"Strike!" the screen read.
O'Malley, though the loser, sent both hands into the air to loud whoops and chants of "There it is! There it is!"
He exchanged high-fives with Smith, who had only landed a spare during his turns, and went about gabbing and posing for pictures in his shirt, which he seemed all too eager to remove.
Despite his loss, many thought O'Malley had shown himself to be, well, rather winning.
"He needed a little practice, but he was OK," said Eileen Behringer, who moved to Charlestown in 2005 from Linthicum Heights. "I thought it was nice he brought himself down to that level to do that."
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Rent-a-bike scheme could cut queues
OXFORD could soon have its own low-cost, 24-hour rent-a-bike scheme in an effort to cut traffic congestion, as seen in several European cities. Oxfordshire County Council has pledged £100,000 to pay for a feasibility study. The scheme could see a network of cycle stations set up at key points in the city, including the train station, Westgate Centre, park-and-ride sites and city hospitals. Although plans are at an early stage, council chiefs hope a credit card-payable rent-a-bike scheme would take a significant number of cars off the city's roads. They say they want to make any scheme cheap and convenient. A rent-a-bike scheme started in Paris last July recorded more than seven million cycle trips by the end of the year. It is believed the county council wants to replicate the French capital's blueprint of providing robust cycles, which weigh about 20kg, to make them unattractive to thieves and sturdy enough to withstand damage from vandals.
LOCKPORT: Council ready to OK concert pact
The Common Council is set to give Mayor Michael Tucker the OK tonight to sign a contract with Canal Concert Series Inc. for a series of summer concerts at Ulrich City Centre.Canal Concert Series announced last week it plans to bring its annual eight-show series to Lockport from North Tonawanda. Relocation was facilitated by Tucker and City Centre developer David Ulrich.The free outdoor shows, by a mix of classic rock and contemporary musicians, are expected to bring thousands downtown on Friday nights.The three-year host agreement commits the City of Lockport to covering certain costs and providing certain services at each concert. According to Tucker, these include:n Paying the cost of stage rental and a stage manager, estimated at $7,975 per show or roughly $64,000 a year. Tucker said the money, which was not budgeted in 2008, may end up coming from city bed tax proceeds.
Benefit for 'Pretty in Pink' Held in Cary
Cary, N.C. — The Women Business Owners Network (WBON) held a fashion show and social Wednesday night to benefit the Pretty in Pink Foundation. WRAL’s Debra Morgan was the emcee for the Matthews House event. By 9:30 p.m. the non-profit organization had taken in $2,100. Pretty in Pink’s mission is to provide money for breast cancer patients who don't have adequate insurance. .
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