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Intro To Insurance: Types Of Life Insurance
By Cathy Pareto
Life insurance protection comes in many forms, and not all policies are created equal, as you will soon discover. While the death benefit amounts may be the same, the costs, structure, durations, etc. vary tremendously across the types of policies.
Whole Life
Whole life insurance provides guaranteed insurance protection for the entire life of the insured, otherwise known as permanent coverage. These policies carry a "cash value" component that grows tax deferred at a contractually guaranteed amount (usually a low interest rate) until the contract is surrendered. The premiums are usually level for the life of the insured and the death benefit is guaranteed for the insured's lifetime.
With whole life payments, part of your premium is applied toward the insurance portion of your policy, another part of your premium goes toward administrative expenses and the balance of your premium goes toward the investment, or cash, portion of your policy. The interest you accumulate through the investment portion of your policy is tax-free until you withdraw it (if that is allowed under the terms of your policy). Any withdrawal you make will typically be tax free up to your basis in the policy. Your basis is the amount of premiums you have paid into the policy minus any prior dividends paid or previous withdrawals. Any amounts withdrawn above your basis may be taxed as ordinary income. As you might expect, given their permanent protection, these policies tend to have a much higher initial premium than other types of life insurance. But, the cash build up in the policy can be used toward premium payments, provided cash is available. This is known as a participating whole life policy, which combines the benefits of permanent life insurance protection with a savings component, and provides the policy owner some additional payment flexibility. (Fore related reading, see Buying Life Insurance: Term Vs. Permanent and Permanent Life Policies: Whole Vs. Universal.)
Universal Life
Universal life insurance, also known as flexible premium or adjustable life, is a variation of whole life insurance. Like whole life, it is also a permanent policy providing cash value benefits based on current interest rates. The feature that distinguishes this policy from its whole life cousin is that the premiums, cash values and level amount of protection can each be adjusted up or down during the contract term as the insured's needs change. Cash values earn an interest rate that is set periodically by the insurance company and is generally guaranteed not to drop below a certain level. (For related reading, see Cashing In Your Life Insurance Policy.)
Variable Life
Variable life insurance is designed to combine the traditional protection and savings features of whole life insurance with the growth potential of investment funds. This type of policy is comprised of two distinct components: the general account and the separate account. The general account is the reserve or liability account of the insurance provider, and is not allocated to the individual policy. The separate account is comprised of various investment funds within the insurance company's portfolio, such as an equity fund, a money market fund, a bond fund, or some combination of these. Because of this underlying investment feature, the value of the cash and death benefit may fluctuate, thus the name "variable life". (For more on this, read Variable Vs. Variable Universal Life Insurance and Vary Your Options With Variable Insurance.)
Variable Universal Life
Variable universal life insurance combines the features of universal life with variable life and gives the consumer the flexibility of adjusting premiums, death benefits and the selection of investment choices. These policies are technically classified as securities and are therefore subject to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulation and the oversight of the state insurance commissioner. Unfortunately, all the investment risk lies with the policy owner; as a result, the death benefit value may rise or fall depending on the success of the policy's underlying investments. However, policies may provide some type of guarantee that at least a minimum death benefit will be paid to beneficiaries.
Term Life
One of the most commonly used policies is term life insurance. Term insurance can help protect your beneficiaries against financial loss resulting from your death; it pays the face amount of the policy, but only provides protection for a definite, but limited, amount of time. Term policies do not build cash values and the maximum term period is usually 30 years. Term policies are useful when there is a limited time needed for protection and when the dollars available for coverage are limited. The premiums for these types of policies are significantly lower than the costs for whole life. They also (initially) provide more insurance protection per dollar spent than any form of permanent policies. Unfortunately, the cost of premiums increases as the policy owner gets older and as the end of the specified term nears. (To learn more, read Buying Life Insurance: Term Vs. Permanent and What is term insurance?)
Term polices can have some variations, including, but not limited to:
Annual Renewable and Convertible Term: This policy provides protection for one year, but allows the insured to renew the policy for successive periods thereafter, but at higher premiums without having to furnish evidence of insurability. These policies may also be converted into whole life policies without any additional underwriting.
Level Term: This policy has an initial guaranteed premium level for specified periods; the longer the guarantee, the greater the cost to the buyer (but usually still far more affordable than permanent policies). These policies may be renewed after the guarantee period, but the premiums do increase as the insured gets older.
Decreasing Term: This policy has a level premium, but the amount of the death benefit decreases with time. This is often used in conjunction with mortgage debt protection.
Many term life insurance policies have major features that provide additional flexibility for the insured/policyholder. A renewability feature, perhaps the most important feature associated with term policies, guarantees that the insured can renew the policy for a limited number of years (ie. a term between 5 and 30 years) based on attained age. Convertibility provisions permit the policy owner to exchange a term contract for permanent coverage within a specific time frame without providing additional evidence of insurability.
Food for Thought
Many insurance consumers only need to replace their income until they've reached retirement age, have accumulated a fair amount of wealth, or their dependents are old enough to take care of themselves. When evaluating life insurance policies for you and your family, you must carefully consider the purchase of temporary versus permanent coverage. As you have just read, there are many differences in how policies may be structured and how death benefits are determined. There are also vast differences in their pricing and in the duration of life insurance protection.
Many consumers opt to buy term insurance as a temporary risk protection and then invest the savings (the difference between the cost of term and what they would have paid for permanent coverage) into an alternative investment, such as a brokerage account, mutual fund or retirement plan.
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WALLA WALLA - The preliminaries are over here at the District 5 Little League baseball tournament after Tuesday's games at the Pacific Complex.
Walla Walla Pacific survived an 11-12 elimination battle and defeated Asotin County 12-2. In 9-10 action, Pacific needed a win to claim the state ticket, but Valley avoided elimination with a 7-3 win.
Valley meets Pacific again Thursday in 9-10 play at 6 p.m., with the winner advancing to the 9-10 state tournament.
Valley can claim the ticket to the other end of town for the state 11-12 tournament with a win over Pacific Thursday at 8 p.m., but a Pacific win will force a winner-take-all Friday game.
11-12 All-Stars: Pacific 12, Asotin County 2
Pacific got a little bit of everything - pitching, defense, hitting - to stay alive and defeat Asotin 12-2.
"The three kids that pitched tonight - Kobe (Morris), Matt (Baumgart), and Devon (Oliver) - were spot on," Pacific manager John Knowles said. "The defense came to play. The guys that we count on to hit, the top of the lineup, got hits for us."
Levi Haen doubled in the first Pacific run and scored on an errant pitch to stake Pacific to a 2-0 lead. Asotin fought back in the home first to tie on run-scoring singles by Nate Savolainen and Hogan Heytvelt, but it could have been worse.
Pacific second baseman Haen made a diving stop in shallow right field and got the second out, and catcher Ben Ortiz blocked a wild pitch to keep Asotin's Savolainen stranded at third base. Pacific escaped with a 2-2 tie.
"We ask them to do that," manager Knowles said of his defense. "They are all capable and we got to see some of that tonight."
The Pacific hitting took over in the second. Baumgart led off with a single. Pacific's lead off hitter, Mason Knowles, singled in a run. Connor Hoeft followed with a two-run single, and Haen drove in his second run of the game with a single and Pacific took control with a 7-2 lead after two.
"That (being tied or down early) hasn't been uncommon for this group," manager Knowles said. "They start a little bit slow, but you saw what happened there in the second. They did a good job."
Mason Knowles knocked in a third-inning run as did Oliver, and Hoeft culminated the five-run Pacific third with a two-run line-drive home run to right as Pacific stretched the lead to 12-2.
On the hill, Morris, Baumgart, and Oliver (who had a perfect fourth) limited Asotin to only four hits in pitching Pacific into a Thursday rematch with Valley (a 12-9 winner in the first round).
"We want to be full strength (pitching-wise) for Thursday and Friday (if needed) and you saw that play out tonight," manager Knowles said. "We will have everybody available. Valley is a very good team and we're going to have to play spot on baseball, but these kids can do it. This is what we wanted tonight, and we're going to go in Thursday full strength and hopefully give them a good game."
9-10 All-Stars: Valley 7, Pacific 3
It starts with pitching, and Valley sent Logan Jones to the mound to avenge a 21-8 loss to Pacific in the first round and to force a Thursday game for the district title and a state ticket.
The southpaw responded as Jones pitched Valley into the fifth inning, giving up three runs on two hits, before giving way to Jacob Rose and leaving with a 7-3 lead. Rose blanked Pacific the rest of the way to finish the deal.
"He (Jones) focused on getting the ball down and did that beautifully today," Valley manager Rob Holtzinger said. "He competed hard. Logan and Jacob (Rose) were outstanding."
Pacific got a two-out, two-run single from Kris Serrano to grab a 2-0 lead, but Valley got the runs back in the home first. Bobby Holtzinger tripled in River Sanders who walked and Holtzinger scored on an errant pitch to tie it at 2-2 after one.
Jones blanked Pacific in the second and Mike Cornia doubled to lead off the Valley second. Levi Gies doubled home Cornia and Valley had the lead for good. Jackson Shumate added a run-scoring single and Holtzinger capped the four-run Valley second by driving in his second run of the game with a single. Valley led 6-2 after two.
Matt McKenzie got one back in the Pacific third with a solo home run, but Valley struck back. Grady Lemma singled home Jared McAlvey, who was hit by a pitch and stole second to get into scoring position.
Jones, Rose, and an errorless Valley defense did the rest. Rose, in relief, retired the last five Pacific hitters he faced to get Valley a shot at the district title.
"We've been talking about, 'Do we want to make this thing last one more day?'" manager Holtzinger said. "The kids have rallied around that. We did some real good things today. Our infield was the best its been the whole tournament. We had guys come off the bench and get huge hits. We have to keep level headed and just keep going."
11-12 All-Stars: Pacific 12, Asotin County 2
Pacific 255 0 - 12 8 0
Asotin Co. 200 0 - 2 4 6
Morris, Baumgart (3), Oliver (4) and Ortiz, Baumgart (4); Heytvelt, Wolf (4) and Savolainen.
HR - WWP: Hoeft.
Hits - WWP: Haen 2, Knowles 2, Hoeft 2, Baumgart, Oliver; Asotin: Savolainen 2, Heytvelt 2.
9-10 All-Stars: Valley 7, Pacific 3
Pacific 201 000 - 3 3 1
Valley 241 00X - 7 7 1
McKenzie, Ashbeck (4), Saltmarsh (5) and Senne; Jones, Rose (5) and Terry, Holtzinger (3).
HR - WWP: McKenzie.
Hits - WWP: Serrano, McKenzie 2; WWV: Holtzinger 2, Cornia, Gies, Shumate, Lemma, Terry.
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Could you tell us about changes at Pantaloons?
The Pantaloons retail format was conceptualised to occupy a wide space and offer things that no other player does. After taking over the business in 2012, stock clearance was the main focus area for the business in 2013 and there was very little that we could have done apart from streamlining the operations. One needs to understand here that fashion apparel business typically has a one-year lag effect. What this essentially means is what you do in April 2014 will start showing results in April 2015. We also worked on expanding network, renovating stores, etc, but bulk of our efforts will start fructifying now.
Has there been any change in store positioning and target customers?
Our target audience is the aspiring Indian middle class who wants move up the ladder and is entering the world of brands and fashion while still looking for a value for money (VFM) proposition. While continuing with VFM, Pantaloons offers exclusive brands, fashionable / contemporary merchandise and quality retail experience / ambience.
How many exclusive brands do you have under Pantaloons?
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You have also been renovating the stores...
We have renovated 20 outlets last year and plan to do another 20 this year. By the end of this financial year there won't be a single store of Pantaloons that would be dilapidated. The idea is to put a few crores (Rs 1.5-2.5 crore per outlet) and spruce up the stores to ensure they get a facelift.
You have 80 plus stores right now, how many more are you looking at adding?
When we had acquired the business it was adding a store every eight week, last year we doubled the rate with a store every month. And now we are looking at accelerating the pace with one store every three weeks. So probably we will be adding another 18-20 stores this year. That means we should be crossing hundred stores this year.
What kind of investments are you looking at for store additions?
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Most of my paternal ancestors settled in Randolph, Wayne, Henry & Delaware counties, Indiana. Have many Quaker ancestors from the early colonial period through the Civil War period on this side of the family. My maternal ancestry is from Cocke county, Tennessee and also Haywood & Buncombe counties, North Carolina. Almost all my ancestors came to the United States in the very early colonial period, fought in the American Revolution, and advanced west with the growth of the country.
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Thanks for getting back with me. I do understand papers being put away. No hurry, or no problem if you don't get to them.
In 1875, William and Matilda Story's children sold their land to William A. Robinson. In description, it mentions the land being known as the old Kendrick land. Trying to find out of what Kendrick
this parcel belonged to. Was it part of Roadman Cem. or how close to it, it lies.
William Robinson sold part of land to Elbert Cureton in 1878.
I do know that William Robison married one of Edom Kendricks daughters, Mary Polly. Also that William and their son William A Robinson is buried in Roadman Cem.
Thanks for your time, Susan
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Haven't heard back from you. Thought I'd check in with you.
I didn't ask in the last message to you: What were you thoughts on the Jane Story living with Edom Jr. in 1850?
I have not sent off for copies of Edom's or wife, land records, will, ect....
I was hoping to come up with Mothers maiden name info first, off Sarah Story, Allison's death record. But it appears there isn't one.
Do you have any copies of Edom's? Is any of the Story family mentioned? I do know Matilda Story died before him. So maybe her children mentioned?
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Thanks for getting back with me. Good to hear from you.
Edom Jr. would be the father.
James Story purchased land Cocke Co. 4 times 1816 - 1823. No more found on him.
Thomas Story and family on 1830 & 1840 Cocke Co. census. Name is on William C. Story land record, as neighbor. No more found
William C. Story, d: 1854, my family line, on 1830 - 1850 Cocke Co. census
1850 with wife Matilda d: 1860 and seven children. One being Jane.
12 land transactions. Edom Kendrick, Peter Fine Kendrick neighbors
1850 census, Edom Kendrick and wife Elizabeth, have a Jane Story, living with them. Is this the same Jane??
Two of William C. Story and Matilda (Malinda) dau's died in Arkansas, maybe three. One haven't located since Maury Co. Tenn. 1880, widowed. One in Texas. Their sons I haven't located anything on since civil war.
One dau. lived long enough to have a death record. But it appears one wasn't made. Haven't been able to locate it.
Have looked for link to other Story families, Giles Co. ect...
None found yet.
Any info you could help me on. Would be very much appreciated.
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Thank you very much for the info you have. William C. Story and wife Matida, was a neighbor to Kendrick. Some researchers believe Matida was Edom Kendrick dau. Looks to be, but I have yet to find the proof. We do have copies of land transactions. There was also a James Story since 1812 living there. Father or brother? Still looking for proof.
I was hoping to find their burials. And those of William and Matilda sons. Thank you for your time. I'll keep looking.
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Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge and guard Will Bynum are expected to meet on Saturday, according to two NBA sources, and the team is likely to waive Bynum, who was acquired Friday from the Detroit Pistons. Bynum, 31, is in Boston and will take his physical before he and his representatives meet with Ainge. NBA sources said the Celtics are content with their point guard lineup of Rajon Rondo, Marcus Smart, and Phil Pressey, leaving Bynum out of the equation. Boston Globe
The Celtics still have 16 guaranteed contracts, including that of rookie Dwight Powell, and just 15 roster spots. So Ainge will have to waive a player with a guaranteed deal or make a trade to reduce before the season opener Oct. 29 against the Brooklyn Nets. After Saturday's meeting, that move is expected to be Bynum, who will garner interest on the free agent market once he is placed on waivers. Boston Globe
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Cheeks also went with Chauncey Billups as backup point guard in place of Will Bynum, which whom he had a heated discussion during Wednesday's loss at Orlando. Billups hadn't played since Jan. 10. Cheeks said Bynum's benching was not punitive. "Nah, I just wanted to play Chauncey tonight," he said. Booth Newspapers
The tension between Detroit Pistons coach Maurice Cheeks and Will Bynum might not be over. Cheeks and the veteran point guard had a confrontation on the sidelines during Wednesday's 112-98 loss in Orlando after Cheeks removed Bynum with 8:52 left in the second quarter. They went nose-to-nose before being separated and Bynum, who had to be cooled down by teammates Josh Smith and Chauncey Billups, did not play the remainder of the game. Booth Newspapers
After practice Thursday, Cheeks said he hadn't spoken with Bynum about the incident – Cheeks also became testy when pressed about it – while Bynum said he wouldn't initiate a conversation with Cheeks and didn't think they'd speak. "It was in the heat of the moment," said Bynum, who was the last player off the practice floor. "I care. It's hard for me to sit back and act like I don't care because I do. All I'm really concerned with is winning. If I see something that's not right, sometimes in the heat of the moment you kind of say something. "I don't regret it. I regret the fact that maybe I was a bit too passionate about it. But other than that, I don't." Booth Newspapers
The Pistons might send rookie point guard Peyton Siva down when Chauncey Billups and Will Bynum return from injury. Bynum isn't traveling with the team while he rehabs his injured hamstring. Detroit Free Press
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"Cartoonists for Peace" gather in Colombia to promote greater tolerance and understanding.
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After conducting football practice one recent afternoon, after making sure all the footballs were in a bag and a birthday cake had been delivered to a player, Olive Branch coach Scott Samsel walked a visitor inside the school building to a mini-shrine of the program's accomplishments.
There, on a blue wall, were assorted team photos dating back to the very first Conquistadors team in 1926. Samsel pointed out his grandfather on the top row of the sepia-toned 1932 photo. The program's accomplishments were sprinkled throughout.
There is a pervasive feeling upon spending time at Olive Branch: The Conquistadors have always been good, sometimes really good, at football. But it wasn't until last year that Samsel's team made the leap that high school coaches across the Mid-South — across the country, really — stay up at night trying to figure out how to make: Olive Branch went from good to great. For the first time, the Conquistadors were the state champions.
As Samsel, 50, strolled around his facility Monday afternoon, his team was in the midst of a historic high: It had won 20 consecutive games, was the defending champion in Mississippi's largest classification and was ranked No. 1 among Shelby-Metro teams. And earlier in the year, it was ranked among Rivals.com's top 100 teams in the nation.
Clearing the Hurdle
Samsel, whose deep-voiced drawl rarely yields to a laugh, is all business. He arrived at Olive Branch from Lafayette County in 2006, having once flirted with the job when his old coach, Leslie Pool, retired at the end of the 1998 season. He took over teams that had won 22 games in the two preceding seasons under Jamie Mitchell and took no time building on it. Samsel's Conquistadors went 12-2 in his first season.
But much of the building took place outside of 7 o'clock on Friday night. Two of his former players built the equipment for a new weight room, something Samsel guessed was worth about $400,000. The grass was ripped up at the stadium, which is named after Pool, before the 2008 season and replaced with artificial turf at a cost of $900,000. His program has established pipelines to colleges. The team's adidas uniforms are sleek and modern. Practices run on a timer, a shrill tone signaling the time to learn something new. "We try to structure our practice like a college practice," he said. With a whopping 113 players, just from 10th through 12th grades, his roster looks like a college one, too.
Yet for every stride Olive Branch made in recent years toward becoming a super-program, there remained a couple of nemeses. Fifty miles down Interstate 55 in Batesville lives South Panola, a program whose elite-level success defies explanation. From 2003 to 2010, South Panola played for the state title every season. In all but 2008, it won it. And outside of Jackson, Madison Central nestled into a role as one of the state's other top powers. Here's how this mattered to Samsel and the Conquistadors: South Panola is in Olive Branch's region, thus guaranteeing an annual matchup. And in Mississippi's north-south split of postseason brackets, Olive Branch's route to the title game had to run through South Panola or Madison Central.
For all of Samsel's success, the Conquistadors could not clear those hurdles. Good, not great. Until last season: In a regular-season matchup, Olive Branch upended South Panola 24-6, breaking a streak of 14 consecutive losses to the Tigers. In the playoffs, with South Panola already ousted, the Conquistadors broke through in the semifinals with a 40-35 win over Madison Central. The next week, they edged Petal by a point to win a wild state title game and the 6A trophy, which rests on a shelf in Samsel's office.
Samsel doesn't like the idea that his team was only legitimate once it beat mighty South Panola and once it advanced to Jackson, but he understands that's probably the perception.
"People only want to assign credibility to you when you've won the big game," Samsel said.
Said Daivon Milan, a senior lineman: "Once we got past them, we felt like we can accomplish anything."
'US' vs. 'Y'ALL'
Olive Branch wins, therefore it has critics. Their gripe: players who transfer there. Last year, the program was placed on probation in the regular season by the Mississippi High School Activities Association in connection with four transfers from Melrose. The students said they didn't move to Olive Branch to play football but to have a better academic situation.
Samsel bristles at the criticism. He's quick to point out what he says are the positives of Olive Branch: a commitment to education, discipline and character, lessons he learned playing under Pool.
"It's not just a football factory, contrary to what some people may believe," Samsel said.
Kyle Brigance, a 1985 Olive Branch graduate and the school's principal, puts the transfers in perspective. "The truth is, we've had Memphis kids moving down here for a long time. All of DeSoto County, for that matter."
He offers some numbers to back up his point. His graduating class in 1985 had 125 students. The school was in a 4A classification for years. But at its peak during the DeSoto building boom, Olive Branch had around 2,000 students. A pair of other schools have been built recently to cut into Olive Branch's zone, giving the school about 1,200 students — making it among the smaller schools in 6A.
In 1990, DeSoto County had some 68,000 residents. Twenty years later, it had over 160,000.
Yet a Friday night at Olive Branch retains a small-town feel. Fans walked in from parking their cars on neighboring streets as the school's lot closed an hour and fifteen minutes before kickoff. One of the end zone signs paid homage to both last year's title and a Beyoncé song: "Put Another Ring On It." The scoreboard is not inscribed with "HOME" and "AWAY," instead opting for "US" and "Y'ALL."
And Pool, namesake of the field, sits in a folding chair at an end zone close to the team's entry and exit, soaking it all in.
"High school football in Olive Branch has always been a big deal," Pool said. "This has always been a great football community, football school."
Five thousand people visited Friday night to watch the annual grudge match with South Panola, but the home crowd left disappointed: The Tigers played brilliantly, stifling the offense that won Olive Branch a state title last year, and handed the home team a 28-14 loss. Whether this means Olive Branch will go from great to good, or whether those two terms are ever truly indicative of a program week to week, well, that remains to be seen.
Samsel has no plans to leave, no designs to parlay success at Olive Branch into something else. Thousands will still file into Pool Field next week, Olive Branch will still play well into cold weather this fall and there's a good chance that another crop of Conquistadors will sign college scholarships in February.
"It's just one simple word," said Brigance, the principal, when asked about Samsel's success, "and it's 'consistency.' "
A Season on the Inside
Kyle Veazey is spending Friday nights this fall at Mid-South high school football fields to tell the otherwise-unknown personal stories that make the sport matter to so many. He'll deliver one in this space each Sunday. Have a story idea? E-mail him at email@example.com or call him at (901) 529-2799.
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Sept. 23: Out of the spotlight and away from his parents, Fairley's Demaris Peppers thrives
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Sept. 9: In one Mississippi Delta town, switch to eight-man game shakes football up
Sept. 2: At Manassas, the work continues
Aug. 26: For Carver Cobras, hard lessons to be learned
Aug. 19: For KIPP, growing pains and pleasures of starting new football program
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San Diego The disappearances of 14-year-old Amber Dubois and 17-year-old Chelsea King illustrate a sad fact: not all missing children cases are treated the same.
Chelsea disappeared Feb. 25, last seen in a park with running clothes. The case sparked a search involving about 1,500 law enforcement officials and thousands of volunteers. It ended five days later when a body was found in a shallow lakeside grave.
Amber was walking to school when she vanished a year ago just 10 miles north of the site where Chelsea was last seen. Leads went nowhere. The news media showed little interest.
After prosecutors charged a convicted sex offender in Chelsea's death, a search for Amber has intensified. On Saturday, police drained a pond for a second day at Kit Carson Park in Escondido to search for evidence of Amber, but found no clues, Lt. Craig Carter said.
Perhaps the biggest determinant in getting the attention of law enforcement and reporters is whether there are signs of foul play that may put other children at risk. The skill of a victim's family at working with the media and mobilizing supporters also helps decide which cases capture public interest.
There are 115 non-family child abductions a year in the United States - an average of more than two a week, according to the latest Department of Justice figures from 1999. But only a handful get anywhere near the attention that followed the disappearance of Chelsea King.
FBI dive teams scoured Lake Hodges for Chelsea, the Marines dispatched a C-130 plane and an unmanned aerial vehicle circled above. Law enforcement officers came from as far as Santa Barbara, more than 200 miles away.
San Diego County Sheriff William Gore was at the scene the same night Chelsea's father found her 1994 BMW parked at Rancho Bernardo Community Park and stayed throughout much of the round-the-clock search.
Signs of foul play quickly emerged. In addition to the locked car, a California Department of Justice spokeswoman said authorities found Chelsea's semen-stained clothing, leading them to arrest convicted sex offender John Albert Gardner III outside a restaurant in Escondido.
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Amboy, Illinois (map) | (815) 857-2815
Sites: 225 | Latest Rate: $45.00 | 12 Reviews
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Feb 2015 - $45.00
We are seasonal campers, who also travel a bit in our trailer. We have been camping at Green River Oaks now going on four years and find it to be a great place to enjoy the camping life. The new owners have really started to bring the grounds to high standards. The park has two pools to accommodate all ages, and is located on the Green River for fishing fun and its a great lazy river for tubing or kayaking, canoeing etc. The property is large and has a variety of RV sites from full hookups to primitive. The efforts of the new owners will soon have this park listed as the premier spot to camp in Northern Illinois. - sharoden
Sep 2014 - $45.00
We have camped here many times since the new owners have taken over. They are doing an incredible job of reviving the place. It is a family friendly park with 2 clean and well maintained pools, miniature golf, a game room, and a lazy river with awesome fishing! There are many kid friendly events held every weekend as well so you're never at a loss for things to do! So relaxing and safe! - Valerie C
Aug 2014 - $45.00
We've camped this campground a number of times over the past four years. This year, they have new management. We always said that this park needed a tiny bit of attention and it would be a great park. The new owners are busy making changes. Some of them good - like knocking down a dilapidated building. But some of them are not good, in my opinion. We were told we would have to wear wristbands throughout our entire stay. I don't know why - everything was included in the price - they have a "guarded" shack and as far as I know, the only people who were using the pool were the campers. The store was stocked with very overpriced items. Above and beyond convenience store prices. No bait, but shockingly, they have a can of corn for $2.50!! And the wood was a $1 a piece. A little spendy considering we were not allowed to bring our own wood. They had some scheduled activities - of which we only participated in the craft one in the morning. Otherwise, my kids were busy catching frogs in the pond. Or finding feathers from the Turkey Vultures who perch in the large pine trees. The two pools are typically well-maintained. Although, they were cold. My children only swam for 15 minutes. We will probably go back. - NetteK
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Aug 2013 - $15.00
Rate reflects monthly rate. This is no longer a Passport America park. This is a get-away park for Chicago folks. Most sites are seasonal most are well kept and nicely landscaped. The residents are neighborly. The owners are on-site and accommodating. There is a restful, bucolic atmosphere here, especially during the week. Things ramp up a little on weekends and there are many activities. Big highlight for my sons was the weekly Sunday morning frog jumping contest. The fishing is good, catch and release for cats and bass; keep panfish if you like. The laundry is adequate. Showers/restroom a little dated but clean and serviceable. Like most of Illinois, there is high iron content in the water - you'll want a new filter when you leave. We would return. - Joann26
Oct 2010 - $15.00
This is a Passport America park that is very popular with locals as there are mature trees and several lakes for fishing or swimming plus themed activities for kids and adults. Families come here for generations from what we were told. Interior roads are dirt/gravel and the sites were mainly grass. Some sites are very unlevel. We were near the office so had a back-in site with FHU and a decent WiFi signal. The owners are extremely nice and very helpful. The grounds in no way compare to modern RV parks we are accustomed to. Showers and restrooms need major work and cleaning. - Bookwormonwheels
May 2009 - $35.00
Wi-Fi was OK. Gravel roads with lots of dust. Even the golf carts created dust. Kids everywhere so drive with both eyes open. Very poor electricity with 104 - 106 volts during the day. It did finally get up to 110 volts in the evening but still would not use AC because being afraid of ruining the compressor because of low voltage. Had to use fans all night and couldn't open windows. Did I mention DUST. They did have a couple of lakes for fishing and a golf driving range for the older folks. Would not return to this campground if I'm in the area. I would look for another one with better electrical power. - RockenL
Amboy, Illinois (map) | (815) 857-3860
Sites: 700 | Latest Rate: $65.00 | 34 Reviews
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Aug 2014 - $65.00
This park has a lot to offer. And it could be great if management would actually enforce the rules they have posted everywhere. Rules when you make a reservation, rules on the web site, rules in the front office, rules on the map, rules on the schedule of activities. BUT - most people who camp here break the rules. Quiet hours. What's that? No golf carts during quiet hours? Lie. Map say 7 MPH, signs in the campground say 10 MPH - right! It's the Chicagoland Speedway for all the numerous golf carts! And the dust. WOW. We found the staff to be on and off. Sometimes very friendly and helpful. Othert imes, just acting like we were bothering them. There are a lot of seasonal trailers in the park, and they are very well maintained. My issue is that if I pay $65 a night for a campground, I expect to be wowed. And not nickeled-and-dimed for every event. The mini golf was $3. The course was debris-ridden and on some holes, in disrepair. The mini-golf was typically unmanned. The weekend we camped, there was a fireworks show and that was pretty good. It was longer than I expected and very nice. This park is LARGE. Be prepared to walk. Everywhere or spend $60 a day to rent a cart. - NetteK
May 2014 - $48.00
Wonderful park for the grandkids. They have such a good time here. We have been coming here for years. They used to have WI-FI so I had to use an aircard. Satellite reception was great. The area we stay in has no defined parking spaces so you just park on the grass next to the utilities (although it was quite level). Several pools and lots for the kids to do here. We will definitely come back again and again. - rovingnomad100
Oct 2013 - $59.00
We stayed here again for Columbus Day weekend (Halloween weekend). Great time as usual. Excellent haunted house and Halloween activities. Always lots to do for young and old. The golf carts seemed to be more controlled this year, maybe they took everyone's advice. They even stop all vehicle traffic (including golf carts) during trick or treat time, and it`s enforced! We are already booked for next year. Can`t wait! - dodge guy
Amboy, Illinois (map) | (815) 857-3964
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We were going to stay here and ended up not due to the creepiness of it. The beautiful pines that cover this campground are only beautiful on the road in. Once you get inside, they are all half dead and oozing sap on everyone's tents/campers. The seasonal campsites are cluttered with so many lawn ornaments they look like an episode of Hoarders! Creepy place. - Valerie C
Jun 2008 - $27.00
This campground has no business letting "outsiders" in. This establishment only caters to the seasonal camper. Rules of the campground are not clearly posted anywhere. There did not seem to be any organized activities. There were no tents there at all when we camped. Staff was rude and refused our attendance on their "hayride". The only bath house was lacking attention and extremely dirty. Doors falling off of hinges and cobwebs everywhere. The swimming hole looked like a mucky swamp infested with bacteria. Fishing pond was also lacking attention. Not much in way of a store with camping supplies. Sites were tight for the more modern campers with slides. Only nice feature was the beautiful pine trees. I would not camp here again. - musuru24
Jun 2008 - $27.00
Unbelievable. Most terrible camping experience we've ever had. The owners were rude and belligerent. Do not come here and do not bring your children. The owners screamed and yelled at us and my children, threatening to throw us out of the campground for singing children songs on the hay ride. My 5 and 7 year old were in total fear...screaming, crying. I argued with the owner after we were threatened and accused of using profanity...something we never did, nor did anyone else on the hay ride. I cannot explain their behavior, but they did call the sheriff to have us thrown out. This is a place for regulars...yearly and seasonal guests. I suggest if you consider coming for a weekend stay, that you do not. You will be an outsider and they will throw you out for any reason they wish, truthful or not. The bathrooms and showers were disgusting. I felt that my family was in danger staying there. Signs all over the grounds read "we reserve the right to refuse service to anyone". The playground sign reads "if you are older than 6 years old, and caught playing here, you will loose your playground privileges" How can they even prove age? Do they ask for the child's drivers license? The pond is considered "great for swimming". I wouldn't let my kids put one toe in that disgusting water. - PineView worst trip EVER


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There are 3 big "kumdo" organisations in Korea. Korea Kumdo Association is the mainstream one, and that is the one that is under the IKF, the same umbrella organisation under which the All-Japan Kendo Federation exists. Korea Kumdo Federation is another one promoting what we would think of as kendo, but they have an agenda to put it into the Olympics. Finally there is the World Haedong Kumdo Federation, and they are basically unrelated to mainstream kendo.
So when I talk about Koreans at worlds, they would be representing KKA as IKF puts on the world championships.
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Kumdo History
According to the Muye Dobo Tongji ("The Comprehensive Illustrated Manual of Martial Arts of Ancient Korea,") Japanese style swordsmanship (called Wae Gum to distinguish from other styles of sword and technique) was a small subset of the overall swordsmanship styles.
The manual itself was written and expanded from 1608 to 1800 ish. In this time period, Korea was invaded by the Manchus twice, and earlier in 1598 by the Japanese.
The manual states that where there are conflicting techniques for the same weapon, preference was given in this order: first Chinese, then Korean, lastly Japanese.
I shall not attempt to explain the "history" of the samurang; I fear even thinking about them could cause a rage-based brain embolism.
My own gut: The Korean Kumdo is Japanese kendo, with slightly different seasoning on the dish. The martial arts often involve nationalistic sentiments, for good or ill. Koreans, having just gotten done being owned by Japan, were in no mood to admit that many of their martial arts are heavily influenced by Japanese styles. They probably also were not too keen on submitting control of their organizations to Japanese governing bodies.
Totally understandable, but too many dojangs play fast and loose with their historical accuracy.
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9/21/2006 4:22pm
Style: Kendo--
Can't find a direct reference. There's a wiki entry, of course it's just wiki. All of the official federation sites linked from the wiki spout the Samurang nonsense.
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9/30/2006 4:50pm
Style: Aunkai--
I have seen different kata from kumdo people, and some people fight differently with lots of rapid techniques (like hitting the men target think the head, 3-5 times in rapid succession).
The local kumdo dojo's grading criteria is apparently much more difficult, and the exams signifiganty longer than a typical kendo exam, but I am not sure if they are part of the AUSKF.
We have a large korean community in the area, so perhaps they are doing their own thing.
It is more than similar enough that kumdo and kendo practicioners can practice together and enter the same tournaments. We had a couple guys with kumdo backgrounds at various kendo schools i was a member of.
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10/05/2006 8:59am
Style: kumdo--
it's not part of the AUSKF, but it's part of the KKA. Kumdo dojangs in America typically don't affiliate with AUSKF for political reasons. Instead, they'd rather be affiliated through kumdo bodies including the KKA, the main one in Korea. One or two have dual membership in KKA and AUSKF, but those are exceptions. Since, KKA is a member of the IKF, people who are graded through the KKA typically have their dan ranks accepted by other IKF affiliates including the AUSKF, another IKF member.


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