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Once upon a time there was a country called Singapore whose government grew worried about its aging population and low birthrate, and wanted to persuade young women to get on with breeding. Its authorities sat around for a bit, then hired some arty undergrads to create a collection of really blatant "fairy tales" about how getting married and having babies is the BEST THING EVER, DO IT DO IT DO ITTTT.
Amazingly, prior attempts to hammer the message home, like government-funded dating schemes and educational flyers on how to flirt, didn't do the job. So now it was time to think strategically and deliver baby fever through a medium smart young ladies really engage with on a daily basis, and definitely didn't leave behind when they were five years old.
Without further ado, highlights:
Alice in Wonderland
She wears a crop top with YOLO on it! She smokes a cigarette! She is "wild and reckless" and "gives up her cash to fly around rash"! Basically, Alice is an utter disaster of a woman/rules, who zooms from one party to the next with not a care in the world. Especially not for the biological clock inside her, with its droopy hands going round and round sadly and forever. Which is maybe a good thing? Because Alice is definitely not ready to have babies - she stands up in the passenger seat to drive her car, for goodness sake.
Rapunzel is the first cartoon in a long while (25 years?) I've actually felt sorry for. Firstly, look at her face - that is the worst hangover of all time. Also, some short and yearning twerp wearing a paper birthday hat is trying to grab her. Then, to top it all off, the government doesn't even blame HIM for stalky behaviour - it blames HER, because he can't reach, and because he'd need an extended loan from his dad to afford an apartment in her complex. Outrageous.
Jack and Jill
Does Jack's ego ever have a tough time of it, what with Jill getting her "first class honours" as they're cruising up the hill together. "Up Jack got, and home did trot" - and fair enough, too. Girl-brains, ugh. P.S. Jack wears MAC crème blusher in Sweetheart.
Golden Goose
One day, your "egg-making device" will be "rusty and old". Yes, be in no doubt, ladies: your eggs be witherin'.
Snow White
She is "the richest of them all" because she has seven children. Barf.
Obviously, there's no better way to make women want babies than to treat them like babies, so nine months from now the rewards shall be reaped, and Singapore flush with fresh gurglers. The End.
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Columbia police looking for missing woman
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Columbia police said Friday they are looking for a missing woman, and she could be with a man who allegedly attacked her.
Cassandra Laronge, 27, was last seen October 26 leaving a home in the 100 block of Oak Street, where she was staying with a friend.
Christopher Mears, 35, is wanted in Callaway County on a felony warrant for assaulting Laronge. His bond is $50,000.
The last time anybody heard from Laronge was last Saturday, when she called an out-of-state relative. Officers have no reason to believe Laronge is under immediate danger or being held agaisnt her will.
Both Mears and Laronge could be using a 1996 Ford truck and pulling a camper trailer of unknown description. It has a Missouri license plate number of 3UT609.
Anybody with information is asked to call Columbia police at (573) 442-6131 or the anonymous Crime Stoppers line at (573) 875-TIPS.

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Was only joking, got a kick out of the names of the shops. :D
Could be interested however, in cigarette pants (presume it means "slim") and the capris, ... as yes, I still wear them. In the old days we called capris ... clam diggers, and pedal pushers.
Same thing, updated in name only!
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Hackensack to celebrate National Night Out on Tuesday
Hackensack will celebrate its second annual National Night Out from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, at the Hackensack Community Center and softball fields.
National Night Out is designed to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness; generate support for and participation in local anti-crime efforts; strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and send a message to criminals letting them know neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.
From 5:30-7:30 p.m. that evening, citizens in the Cass County area, and in cities across the nation, are asked to lock their doors, turn on outside lights and spend the evening with neighbors and police.
The Hackensack Area Fire & Rescue along with the Lions Club will serve free hot dogs, chips and pop. There will be games and prizes for children. The Cass County Sheriff's Office will have its K-9 unit, and North Memorial Aircare will demonstrate a landing with its helicopter.
New to the event this year will be the Kid's Bike Rodeo, where children can bring their bike and helmet and try out the bike safety course. There will be complimentary helmet fit checks. Register to win a free bike.
National Night Out showcases the importance of police-community partnerships and citizen involvement in the fight to build a safer nation.
For more information or to get involved, contact Jennifer Arnold at 763-370-8713 or email@example.com.


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Top photo: Grilling at the Lebanese booth. Bottom photo: A TFF
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35th Texas Folklife Festival: 35 reasons to celebrate!
By Heather Hunter
Project Coordinator, Texas Folklife Festival
(May 30, 2006)--Happy anniversary to the Texas Folklife Festival! The 35th annual celebration runs Thursday, June 8 through Sunday, June 11, 2006, at UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures in downtown San Antonio's HemisFair Park.
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At UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures in downtown San Antonio, the Texas Folklife Festival is a four-day family reunion and cultural extravaganza where visitors revel in a smorgasbord of ethnic foods, world music and traditional folk dance.
What makes this event so unique is that more 40 cultural groups from across the state come together to share their traditions and ensure that these special and rich customs continue.
For more information, visit the Texas Folklife Festival Web site or call (210) 458-2390.
35 reasons to celebrate the Texas Folklife Festival
- Spend quality time with your family teaching them about their own cultural heritage and exposing them to the rich food, music, dance, arts and crafts of more than 40 cultures in the Lone Star State.
- Taste a Polish pierogi -- a classic dish from Poland, similar to Italian ravioli or Chinese potstickers, but different. Try it, you'll like it.
- Dance to the incredible sounds of three generations of Creole musicians from Waco -- Cedryl Ballou and the Zydeco Trendsetters.
- Just try and get a front row seat when the Lebanese folk dancers perform their traditional dances.
- Everything we eat and drink doesn't have to always be in a can or a jar. Learn from the experts how to make tangy German sauerkraut, fresh fruit preserves and homemade wine.
- Sink your teeth into a hot and crispy homemade Mexican gordita prepared by members of St. Timothy Catholic Church.
- Feel good about spending money at TFF. Proceeds of every dollar you spend on food and beverages are given back to the participating cultural organizations to help preserve the rich cultures of our great state.
- Be a contestant in the Cajun Jolie Blond contest and see if you win, just for the fun of it.
- Watch the Teokalli Aztec Dancers perform traditional Indian dance wearing authentic costumes and elaborate head gear.
- Try Filipino pancit, Wendish noodles and Chinese long-life noodles to decide which is your favorite!
- Relax in the Belgian Village and listen to the fantastic Latin jazz sounds of Zamar.
- Meet Michael Cook, a silk weaver from Dallas, and 200 of his pet silk worms.
- Act like a kid and challenge yourself in the Luling Watermelon Thump contest?to see just how far you can still spit a watermelon seed!
- Buy a TFF T-shirt and sport your Texas pride all year long.
- Listen to Texas' best storytellers weave tall Texas tales and ghost stories.
- Try the Alsatian's famous parisa on a cracker -- it's good.
- Hear Yanel Leyva, a 13-year-old mariachi singer and two-time Grammy nominee, sing her heart out.
- Let your children test their skills to see if they can climb the Belgian pole and ring the bell.
- Hear the unique sounds of Window, whose four members are all students at Trinity University. Their musical style includes a blend of folk, Latin, reggae, country and rock, representative of many cultures.
- Learn how to spin horse hair into rope by J.T. Neal Jr. of Pearsall and Chris Kilgore from Houston. The craft, which dates back to the Stone Age, is becoming a lost art and needs to be passed on to new generations.
- Meet Arvel Boatner of Hamilton, and learn about how his handmade goat milk and prickly pear cactus products can soften your skin, just like it did for our forefathers and the Indians. Is it that the goats are milked by hand twice per day and fed organically grown hay that make these products so unique?
- Stop by the Norwegian Society of Texas booth and be one of the 4,000 people who eat a Viking Club, AKA turkey leg. Meet three generations of the Rhone family who work the booth -- Wayne, the patriarch, his son Bruce, and Bruce's 14-year-old son, Bradley.
- Learn to engrave firearms from a local expert, Terry Theis, who learned the craft from Erich Boessler, a world-renowned German master engraver.
- See how our forefathers prepared their meals using Dutch ovens and cooking over a fire. And sample the cowboys' culinary creations.
- Stand in awe of the 100-piece Alamo City Community Band. The sight and sound of this group will make you proud to be a Texan.
- Let the interactive games of Nestle's Aquapod teach your children why hydration is so important. After they participate in the educational and fun activities, they will want to drink the free bottle of water and other goodies they receive.
- Meet an authentic coal-forging blacksmith, Lonnie Robinson, and check out his artistic creations available for purchase -- from tools to steak flippers to branding irons. Direct from Rowlett, Lonnie is such a dedicated artist he drives to Kentucky to get the coal he uses for his art.
- Sit back, close your eyes and be transported to 1974, when the sounds of Hickory first appeared at the Texas Folklife Festival. Now reincarnated as Iron Horse, members of Hickory will be back for the 35th anniversary celebration.
- Test your level of physical fitness at the WNBA Be Fit Tour area, where you can shoot hoops, learn about nutrition and receive free giveaways.
- "Bigfoot in Texas?" Well, you can be the judge as you explore the exhibit inside the air-conditioned Institute of Texan Cultures building.
- Buy a pair of authentic Mexican-style sandals made by the only family-owned sandal company in Texas, Piper Sandal Company. The third generation of the Piper family was born in December 2004 and Penelope's arrival beget "Penelope's Products" -- sandals for children age 12 and under.
- A family that sings together stays together. Listen to Mariachi "L," comprised of eight brothers and sisters, ages 6 to 16, who perform traditional mariachi songs, as well as a few country songs which reflect their South Central Texas heritage.
- Buy a bowl of homemade Creole gumbo from the hard-working volunteers at the Knights of Peter Claver booth, sit down with a cold drink and bask in the rich flavors and sweet sounds of your surroundings.
- Take advantage of the expert researchers who volunteer at the Origins of Family Names booth, and get the facts about your family name -- the language, nationality and meaning. They will make you a special certificate that features your name and its meaning in calligraphy.
- And if you really need a 35th reason to attend -- the unique and unified spirit of this four-day cultural extravaganza will put a smile on your face, fill your soul with great food, world music and dance, and be the inspiration you need to believe the world is good.


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Let's make no mistake of it; Tim Schafer is an undisputed god of game design. As heralded as Shigeru Miyamoto and Sid Meier, Schafer is known for his great humor, strong storylines, fantastic new worlds and oozing production values in the games he has created. His last opus, "Psychonauts", was an example of his great design. So how does his latest creation, "Brutal Legend" fare up?
Well, before I continue to give verbal fellatio to Tim Schafer, let me be clear to say that "Brutal Legend" is a great game. It has a lot of the Schafer hallmarks, such as cartoony characters, witty dialogue, a fleshed out world, and fantastic images, but it also contains one of his major setbacks, and that is overall a fairly weak gameplay mechanic.
The game has you star as super roadie Eddie Riggs who, after a freak accident, is transported into a land which is essentially a breathing Heavy Metal album cover, complete with S&M demons, giant sword statues, an Aztec jungle, and a menagerie of flora and fauna that looks like it was cut from fine chrome. Here, Riggs joins up with a resistance movement to take down the evil demon Doviculous, who has basically enslaved mankind in this world, which leads to a strange hybrid of action and real time strategy.
Now a lot of people who have been disappointed with this game seem to be surprised by the RTS elements, which is understandable in some respects, but also kind of surprising in others, since the past few months the marketing for the game has pushed it as an action RTS to begin with. The core gameplay has you traversing an open world in your hot-rod from the gods and completing story based missions, like all sand-box games. The missions range from solo treks in a God of War-like hack and slash battle, to driving missions where you need to fend off enemies, to the aforementioned RTS missions called "stage battles" here, where you partake in the hallmarks of any RTS, acquiring recourses, in this case fan geysers, leading to stage upgrades that lead to troop deployment to engage and defeat enemy troops in combat, until one stage is destroyed.
The best part of these stage battles is that you can partake in the action as well, giving your troops support through special guitar solos that can melt faces, slow down enemies, make them depressed, and so forth. You also can direct troops to specific waypoints and dish out specific orders to your unit's types, such as killing specific enemies or attacking a specific tower, but the main problem with this mechanic is that it's too obtuse in the controls. It is hard to maneuver the controls properly and even harder to set specific units when the action is extremely high end, leading to a case of brute force over strategy and tactics almost every time.
And it's a shame that the lightweight RTS elements don't hold a candle to the major RTS players out there. "Halo Wars," for all its faults, was coherent enough to be as close as a console RTS can be when you're not hot keying commands on the keyboard. Brutal Legend tries the minimalist approach, and while it's competent in this regard, the problem is it pales in comparison to others in the genre. Even in multi-player it is fairly weak, which is a shame because this is basically the bread and butter of the game, with all of the sandbox exploration being just the backdrop to these stage battles.
When you're not dishing out the heavy metal thunder with your magic guitar and giant axe, you can tackle a bunch of side-quest missions to gain upgrades for Eddie, being new axes, car parts, and even guitar strings. This also includes six or seven different scavenger hunts which flesh out the back-story of the Brutal Legend World, offer visual treats for the player, or just give you more power in terms of health and resistance. While not totally boring, a lot of people would probably skip these side-missions and "find X amount of Y" quests because of the time it takes to complete them, making the game go through literal overkill. Plus it doesn't help that the main story, while really good and easily the strongest point in the game, is at best ten hours if you take your time with it.
For all the weaknesses of the gameplay, the games design nearly makes up for it. The world would indulge in every adolescent fantasy of blood encrusted demons, magic axes, nitro infused cars, and panthers that shoot lasers from their eyes. From the halls of the Battersmith, a Helm's Deep keep that looks like a giant anvil, to the valley of Bladehenge, where giant swords grow out of the ground, the game looks like what it's supposed to be. So Spinal Tap in its appearance it's hard not to love it, and it clearly shows that the guys and gals at Double Fine not only know their Heavy Metal, but wanted to give it as much respect as it could, right down to the last, chrome detail. It also helps that the designs are a bit cartoonish in their appearance, which just adds to the awesome hilarity that is bestowed upon the viewer, and again makes a case that games can be art, from an aesthetic standpoint at least.
The sound also augments the design. Anyone who did not want to play this game just because Jack Black is the main voice is a fool. He not only underplays it here as Riggs, but he's actually endearing, like a kid who, for all intents and purposes, knows his surroundings despite never being there before. The supporting cast is also amazing, which include some fantastic voice work from the world of Heavy Metal, including Ozzy Osbourne in a hilarious role, Rob Halford of Judas Priest fame in two separate roles, and Lemmy from Motorhead being, well Lemmy. The other cast members, right down to the lowly units you control, each have personality to them, and it shows. It also helps that the dialogue is punchy and really a hoot to listen to. Finally, the soundtrack is amazing. Containing 107 different songs from the known and unknown of metal, handpicked by Schafer himself, it is a treat to listen to the ones you know and the one's you don't know, offering a myriad of play styles as you roam the landscape. Sure, some major names like Iron Maiden and Metallica are forgotten, but this can be forgiven because the strength of the soundtrack is fantastic.
Tim Schafer has made fantastic games before, but when compared to the rest of his work, "Brutal Legend" pales in comparison. Perhaps it's due to the score or the scrutiny of his last offering, or his entire career would make Pixar studios jealous, but for whatever reason, "Brutal Legend" does not hold up as well as other Schafer games. It holds up well enough over most games in general, despite the schizophrenic gameplay that is a strange hybrid of RTS and hack and slash sandbox. If one of these gameplay elements was removed, perhaps it would have been a stronger game. But in this case, it seems like Schafer wanted to have his cake and eat it, and it unfortunately detrimented the experience to the point where only the bravest of souls, the harbingers of metal, and the hardcore of the hardcore would likely dare to play the game.


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A small child given to running around screaming. Unlike well-socialized children, who only scream when under duress (injury, physical attack by a large snake) a screechling will emit earbleeding screams apparently just to hear the sound of its own voice. These are often found in small packs in shopping malls and supermarkets, usually accompanied by mothers who barely acknowledge the screechlings' existence.
"Gads, did you hear the little screechling in the mall elevator? I think it ruptured my left eardrum. I don't scream that loud during an orgasm for crying out loud."
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Community Communications: what should happen?
Original post made by Hal, another community, on Aug 20, 2010
This morning, e-exchanges in our region are discussing methods of improving community communications among governments, government-allied groups, neighborhoods, business districts and community groups. The focus is how do communities establish interactive discussions among such groups and create some in-common direction going forward. Clearly, our neighbors do not think current formal meeting methods are working due to the "one-way street" approach of citizens' presentations of 3 minutes or less without response from boards, commissions, councils, committees and taskforces.
Let us engage your commentators and ask for their improvements for community communication.
a resident of Danville
on Aug 21, 2010 at 1:08 am
The 3 minutes are for keeping people like you from ranting and raving incoherently as you repeatedly do on this forum... It's bad enough we have to hear your frenzied comments day in and day out on this site. You ought to thank the Danville Express for being so patient. I would love to see a "Alamo Express" start up so you could offer your opinions there. And hey, based on your multi-personalities, not knowing who you are gonna be from day to day (i.e. Hal Bailey, Rolf in Ralph N. Shirlet,Just plain Hal, SeediestEYE, CDSI Research Fellowship, Oxymoron or whatever you wake up that particular morning as) would make it all that more interesting for the ALAMO community..
Concentrate on ALAMO Halpal!
a resident of another community
on Aug 21, 2010 at 11:17 am
Dear Dolores,
Now that Gina has tried to change the subject away from community communication through the 35th pseudonym to be employed, let's make sure we ask if there is further commentary on community communication.


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Students with busy lives and demanding work and family schedules can take advantage of a wide variety of online classes that will be offered by Pulaski Technical College during the fall semester. Classes begin Aug. 16.
Pulaski Tech has one of the largest and most successful distance education programs in the state. The college started the program in January 1999 with five classes and 65 students. This fall, Pulaski Tech expects to enroll more than 800 students in 85 online classes.
Online courses are designed to give students the opportunity for quality education using a self-directed environment, Amy Baldwin, distance education coordinator, said. Students can work toward completion of an associate of arts degree or take courses to be applied to other majors at the college.
Courses are taught using the WebCT server application, which allows instructors to post course materials, exams and other information necessary to the students' successful completion of the course.
"Most of our online students also take classes on campus," Baldwin said. "They take classes online because they cannot fit day or evening classes in their already over-booked schedules.
"Some students have small children and want to maximize the time that they have to spend with them. Online classes, then, allow them to do their work when everyone else is asleep."
Baldwin said some students have to work out of town frequently and cannot take a class that meets every week.
"Many of our online students have told us that they would not be able to attend college if it weren't for online classes."
A variety of courses will be offered this fall--from accounting and information technology to mathematics and science classes. Special orientation sessions for new online students will be offered Aug. 12-14 and Aug. 16.
New students can register in person in the student center Aug. 12-14 from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. For a complete list of classes and orientation times, visit the Pulaski Tech online courses Web site at www.pulaskitech.edu.
For information on admission and registration at Pulaski Tech, contact the Admissions and Records office at (501) 812-2231. For more information about online courses at Pulaski Tech, write to email@example.com.
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The Last Windrow: An inability to sing
Why is it that I can hear the correct notes of a musical composition, but I can't sing a note on key?
I've been brought to my knees by my inability to sing. I'd love to sing like a bird, much as my daughter can do. She's been able to sing on note from the cradle. I have not sung a correct note ever. Not that I haven't tried.
I blame my tone deafness to an early hearing disability. One of the theories is that my hearing disability might have been caused by a case of red measles when I was an infant. Another theory rests with the result of my tumbling off a livestock fence and landing my nose squarely on a tire jack.
The resulting injury not only put a split my nose, but the fall also put a crink in my neck that later proved to be pressing on a nerve that had something to do with my hearing. I am a case that chiropractors use to show that their work can indeed improve hearing by straightening out a neck. I am a proven test case for the profession.
Either way, my ability to sing was greatly jeopardized early on. My country school teacher began my descent into vocal obscurity by instructing me to only mouth the words of the National Anthem when my class sang its rendition to the group of assembled parents and relatives during one of our country school plays. She knew I couldn't carry a note and she wasn't bashful about telling me that. I'm still scarred.
I did gain some confidence when I auditioned for my high school choir. Mrs. McClarnan had me sing the scale one sunny afternoon, all alone in her music room. She told me that I had great range and that I "should" be able to sing in the choir. Only after placing me in the middle of the group during our first practice did she find that my voice had notes in it that weren't on any page of music.
She was much kinder than my country school teacher when she suggested that I take a shop course instead of choir. I have a neat looking coffee table as a result.
My tone deafness didn't make much difference when I belted out a song as I was traveling across fields on my way to plow a 20-acre piece of land out of the range of human hearing. To me, my voice seemed rather in tune with the exhaust that came from the Model WD Allis Chalmers.
I crooned "Your Cheatin' Heart," "The Big Rock Candy Mountain" and "Clementine." No doubt the meadowlarks of the field headed for the nearest shelter belt as I passed by, but I sounded good to me.
You might see me singing my way to work somedays. I feel comforted during the winter months when my pickup windows are up and I can belt out whatever tune I'm hearing on the radio to no one's discomfort. Somehow the disconnect between my voice and my ears is dimmed and evidently my brain can discern neither because within my cranium I sound good.
Those who can actually sing and make a melody worth hearing should thank their lucky stars. I would give anything to be able to make a sound that didn't rattle the tea kettle, but I can't. I've learned to be a good listener and be happy with that.
Our black Lab has heard my lilt and still trots by my side as I return from the woods singing. She has ears that flap over her ear drums and must deaden the sound of my vocal chords. God does take care of his creatures.
See you next time. Okay?


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Mario Kart 8 for Nintendo Wii U
Ready, set, go—it's Mario time! The Mario Kart series has been entertaining families with its simple concept (players race each other as Nintendo characters on go-cart–style tracks) since the first game launched on Super Nintendo in 1992. This latest version is the first for the Wii U console and features some fun surprises. The new tracks, in which players hover sideways or upside down during crazy twists and turns, are a highlight. Up to four players can race locally and up to 12 can race online. Mario Kart TV even lets you capture highlights from the race to share with friends. ($59.99, Rated E for everyone) —Kelli Plasket
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Star Wars Scene Maker app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch
Star Wars fans can now experience the saga in a whole new way: This time, they get to call the shots. This new line of apps puts users in the director's chair, and allows them to re-create classic Star Wars scenes, or make up their own. Familiar characters such as Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Darth Vader are included as 3D models, along with the vehicles, weapons, and alien worlds seen in the films. Users can include the original music and actual lines of dialogue from the movies. They can also add their own characters and dialogue to create new situations and outcomes. Once the scenes are finished, users can save them on their device or post them to Facebook and YouTube. ($2.99, ages 6 and up) —Glenn Greenberg
Doodle Jump: SpongeBob SquarePants for Apple and Android devices
Plankton is at it again with another evil scheme to steal the secret Krabby Patty recipe! Now it's up to you and SpongeBob to restore order to Bikini Bottom in this special edition of Doodle Jump. Tilt your device to move left or right through 40 exciting levels. Pals like Patrick and Sandy will appear along the way to help you, but watch out for Plankton's evil crew. Collect sparkly seashells and prizes to advance to the top and stop Plankton before it's too late! The app has 40 levels, each with different graphics and challenges to keep it interesting. ($3.99, ages 4 and up) —Cameron Keady
Cut the Rope: Triple Treat for Nintendo 3DS
Om Nom is a hungry little monster with a big appetite for candy. Players have helped him chomp through space and time in three previous titles: Cut the Rope, Cut the Rope: Experiment, and Cut the Rope: Time-Travel. Now, Cut the Rope: Triple Threat combines all three titles into one mega-game to help Om Nom satisfy his sweet tooth once again. With more than 50 hours of gameplay, players solve puzzles and pass through hundreds of levels to feed Om Nom. So cut the rope and swing into some sweet fun. ($29.99, Rated E for everyone)—Cameron Keady
The 7D Mine Train app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch
The 7D is a new animated TV series with a modern take on the seven dwarfs from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It will premiere on Disney XD in July. Get an early peek at the characters with this fun, free app, which includes the playable character of Sleepy. "This fellow is so sleepy," says the app's narrator, "he can't finish a dream without nodding off." Guide Sleepy as he snoozes in his mine cart along a side-scrolling course, collecting gems and dodging hazards. But be careful - falling off the tracks ends the game! The other dwarfs will be unlocked in the game in coming weeks. For $4.99, players can also purchase an in-app prize pack that includes new locations and a 7D Super Cart. (Free, with in-app purchases that must be made by an adult, ages 4 and up) —Kelli Plasket
Child of Light for PlayStation 3 and 4, Xbox One and 360, Wii U, PC
Like fairy tales? Try Child of Light. The whimsical adventure, told in all rhymes, begins with princess Aurora, the daughter of a duke. Aurora falls ill and wakes up in the beautiful yet spooky world of Lemuria, which has had its sun, moon, and stars stolen by the Black Queen. As the child of light, Aurora must battle the forces of darkness (ghosts, dragons, and other dangerous creatures) on her way to restore the stolen lights. Up to two players control Aurora and her firefly, Igniculus, who shows the princess hidden passages and interacts with objects hiding in the darkness. ($14.99, Rated E-10 and up) —Stephanie Kraus
Disney Karaoke: Frozen app for iPad
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Original post made by Resident, Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jun 21, 2007
The Weekly did a survey sometime ago which all users had to utilise in order to get into the Forum and whereas some have admitted that they gave erroneous information, the Weekly should have some idea of how many use this Forum and how quickly it is growing. The use if multi-names, particularly in different categories and the fact that many of us obviously check in multiple times a day, show that trying to quantify the numbers is difficult, but the volume of entries each day is obviously growing and probably will continue to do so through the election period. The population have become aware of this gradually, but something like an election and any hot topic can bring new users in extremely quickly once they become aware. It is getting easier to use particularly now that the codes have been removed from the bottom of the submit page.
This new medium is important for candidates also. True, it can be argued that a great deal of false information could be given and there is no guarantee that each poster is who he says he is, e.g. a particular candidate, but inasfaras this Forum is being used as a tool by those interested in school issues, planning issues, advertising issues, etc. it is obviously a medium that has to be taken seriously. The fact that we can ask questions of candidates and half expect them to at least read the comments even if they do not answer or blog themselves, shows that for those of us who use it, it is an important means of keeping up to date.
It would be interesting to discover how both the Weekly and the candidates themselves evolve this medium and how, when the election is over, this Forum has been a means to the end of getting the successful candidates elected. I know that rumors can spread quickly here, but also useful information can be passed on much quicker than by newspapers and letters to the editors alone. In this tech age, this Forum in particular, and blogs over the internet in general, will prove to be the divider between success and downfall of political candidates. The Weekly is very much better than many other blog forums for weeding out undesirable libel, but it needs to get its policies out and consistent. The candidates need to at least acknowledge they read and take not of what is being said here.
Lastly, as we know that more people are gradually getting into the habit of reading this Forum on even an occasional basis, we really should put more thought into what oversight is needed, if any.
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a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 21, 2007 at 6:02 pm
There are one or two people who post very often under different names. They try to give the impression that many people agree with them. I think lots of people by now know who they are, but it is very misleading and insoluble as long as the Weekly allows anonymity. Who wants to argue with a phantom.
You mention this in passing but it is a very real problem. Newbies don't get it. At least people should be limited to once a day. maybe twice.
a resident of Midtown
on Jun 22, 2007 at 11:34 am
You got me.I confess.
90% of the lettere are by me.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 23, 2007 at 11:18 am
I would love having to register under one name...and can only post from that name ( whatever it is). Then individuals could decide over time who is worth reading...or not.
Also, why did the "spam protection" or whatever that code was disappear from the postings?
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 23, 2007 at 2:03 pm
I wouldn't mind registering under one name as Resident suggests. Sounds like a good idea. I'd be interested in any opinions on the subject by blog/forum experts.
There is one serial poster recognizable by his tirades against active citizens. Since he writes under many names, public spirited citizens might think there are a lot of people who hate them. On the contrary, I admire the people who take the time to become informed and who speak up for our community. May they live long and prosper!
a resident of Leland Manor/Garland Drive
on Jun 23, 2007 at 2:30 pm
I am just curious Poltical Junkie how you know that the poster you describe above is a single poster--unless.....
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 23, 2007 at 3:05 pm
Unless ... what?
If you read a number of threads, it becomes obvious. People have only a limited ability to change their personality. Even professional actors are recognizable as the person they are if they aren't wearing masks and disguises.
Unless what?
a resident of Southgate
on Jun 23, 2007 at 3:24 pm
political junkie, would you care to name those who you think are multiple posters/persons?
Maybe it is just that there are those in Palo Alto with whom you disagree.
What are you saying, really? I think I have recognized some others like you...are they you?
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 23, 2007 at 5:02 pm
The idea of registering to post on one name only is interesting. Whereas I do think that the multiple "parent" has become a joke, I can understand why many find that joining in this one "parent" is useful. As someone who has used different parent names, e.g. Paly parent, JLS parent, etc. when it has seemed useful to the comment, it is an added bonus to the anonymity. At times it is useful to put a further description, but the anonymity is good because your kids do not get identified which is really more important than the poster themself.
If we are talking about school issues, "parent" is a good description, but if we are talking about a different Palo Alto issue then "resident" seems a good alternative.
Perhaps, we could register different names for different categories so that could add to the greater anonymity. For example, if someone who is posting a great deal in the schools and kids section then started using the same name for the more political outside Palo Alto issues, or again for the housing Palo Alto issues, then it can be thought that this person may know a lot about schools, but has no idea about politics, or housing, or whatever. Having a differend nom de plume for each category makes sense to me.
a resident of Midtown
on Jun 23, 2007 at 7:00 pm
Perhaps only the first one to claim "parent" should be allowed the use.
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Moreover, Amazon looks to have had a decent showing in general over the holiday weekend.: ChannelAdvisor said Amazon's sales grew by 52%, although eBay (EBAY) squeaked ahead with a 57% sales increase.
Even though it has traded down so far this week, the shares are still up more than 40% in year-to-date.
Elsewhere, R. W. Baird analyst Colin Sebastian has a note out today highlighting Amazon Web Services, a "misunderstood" asset that should generate $1.5 billion in revenue this year and is becoming increasingly important to the company's profitability, even though it is not related to retail:
AWS is the electric grid for the cloud computing era. AWS is analogous to the role of an electrical utility: rather than build and operate their own electric powerplants, businesses plug directly into the centrally managed grids operated by electric companies. Likewise, companies plug into Amazon's vast computing resources without needing to buy or maintain heavyweight technology resources they would otherwise need. We believe that web services, including AWS, represent the technology bedrock for the emerging I/T landscape that is increasingly grounded in web-based (cloud) computing.
AWS can replace expensive corporate technology investments, including computing power, storage, databases, messaging, and other building blocks to run business applications. AWS allows companies to pay for services on demand (similar to using electricity), and the service should continue to benefit from major technology market forces, such as increasing deployment of web applications and Big Data.
He has an Outperform rating and $300 price target on the stock.


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Local WWII veteran remembers D-Day
BRISTOL, Tenn. - The nation is pausing to remember and thank World War II veterans on Thursday, June 6, the sixty-ninth anniversary of D-Day.
We sat down with a local veteran who survived the D-Day invasion as he recalled his time in the Army.
Henry Mitchell has a map that he keeps, showing his trek across Europe that he'll never forget. "I've seen bombs fall from planes," said Mitchell.
The World War II veteran says he was just 19 years old on June 6, 1944, D-Day, and he was on the second wave of troops storming Omaha Beach in Normandy, France. "We went up the hill. We got set up and of course we took up 100 rounds of ammunition with us," he said.
Mitchell served on the front lines in the artillery unit and says one image from that day is burned into his memory. "I remember seeing hundreds of dead soldiers laying everywhere. They had moved them to the sides so no one would run over or step on them with vehicles," added Mitchell.
Over the next 11 months, Mitchell and his fellow soldiers were on missions through France and Germany. One of those missions was picking up German soldiers who had surrendered. "I was also in the Battle of the Bulge and that was about as rough as the beach was, because that weather was cold. It was in December and the temperature was 15 to 18 degrees at night," added Mitchell.
May 8, 1945 was Mitchell's last day in the Army during World War II, which he spent in Czechoslovakia. It's better known as V-E Day, marking the end of the war.
69 years later, Mitchell is proud of the awards he's collected during his service and his coat decorated with Medals of Honor that almost fits. "I'm just glad I was able to make the sacrifice," he said.
We learned Mitchell's time in the military didn't end after World War II; the veteran tells us he later served in the Korean War.


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Tibetan / Vajrayana
Vajrayana Buddhism is most closely associated with Tibet and can be characterized by the figure of the siddha, the master whose spiritual realization is so profound that he or she has power over the phenomenal world, and in whom the profundity and vastness of absolute truth is fully and completely manifested. Many of our most well-known authors come from this tradition of Tibetan Buddhism .
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The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa
A New TranslationPowerful and deeply inspiring, there is no book more beloved by Tibetans than The Hundred Thousand Songs, and no figure more revered than Milarepa, the great eleventh-century poet and saint. An ordinary man who, through sheer force of effort, faith, and perseverance, overcame nearly insurmountable obstacles on the spiritual path to achieve enlightenment in a single lifetime, he stands as an exemplar of what it is to lead a spiritual… Read More
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The Wisdom Chapter
Jamgön Mipham's Commentary on the Ninth Chapter of The Way of the BodhisattvaShāntideva's guide to the training of a Bodhisattva is one of the most important and beloved texts in the Tibetan tradition. The ninth chapter, however, dealing with Madhyamaka, the Middle Way, the most profound wisdom view of Mahayana Buddhism, has always posed unique challenges to readers. This commentary by the great scholar Mipham Rinpoche presents in quite straightforward terms Shāntideva's exposition of emptiness, the essential foundation of all Buddhist doctrine,… Read More
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The Heart of Meditation
Discovering Innermost AwarenessThe heart of meditation—the thing that brings it alive—is compassion. This is not an ordinary compassion but one that is developed and expanded in parallel with wisdom that arises through meditation. Without that essential foundation, other practices are pointless. Fortunately, the mind can be trained in compassion, and the mind thus trained is fertile ground for the practice of the Great Completeness (Dzogchen), which is considered the pinnacle of spiritual… Read More
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Entering the Way of the Great Vehicle
Dzogchen as the Culmination of the MahāyanāRongzom Chökyi Zangpo wrote this treatise in the eleventh century during the renaissance of Buddhism in Tibet that was spurred by the influx of new translations of Indian Buddhist texts, tantras, and esoteric transmissions from India. For political and religious reasons, adherents of the "new schools" of Tibetan Buddhism fostered by these new translations cast the older tradition of lineages and transmissions as impure and decadent. Rongzompa composed the work… Read More
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Primordial Purity
Oral Instructions on the Three Words That Strike the Vital Point
The path of trekchö is the way of directly and thoroughly cutting through the misconceptions of samsara to lay bare the primordial purity of the nature of mind. This powerful practice is illuminated by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche in his commentary on an essential text based on the atiyoga dzogchen instructions of the outstanding nineteenth-century master Patrul Rinpoche.Three Words That Strike the Vital Point is the famous seminal statement by Garap… Read More
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Pure Appearance
Development and Completion Stages in Vajrayana Practice
A complex topic is here made crystal clear through the heartfelt teaching of one of the great Tibetan Buddhist masters of the twentieth century. With Pure Appearance Dilgo Khyenste Rinpoche offers an overview of Tibetan tantric practice that explains its concepts, clarifies its terminology, and shows how its myriad pieces fit together, including an extensive teaching on the bardos, or "between states"—essential for those new to the topic and a… Read More
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Visionary Encounters
The Dzogchen Teachings of Bönpo Treasure-Revealer Shense LhajeVisionary Encounters presents four chapters from the collection known as The Golden Teaching of Trenpa Namkha, a cycle of Dzogchen teachings recovered or rediscovered by the thirteenth-century master Shense Lhaje, an important scripture-revealer in the Bön tradition. These chapters include unusual autobiographical detail, providing a window into the daily life of this "wandering beggar," as he calls himself, as well as a record of the extraordinary messages he received from… Read More
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Steps to the Great Perfection
The Mind-Training Tradition of the Dzogchen MastersThe mind-training practices contained in the Dzogchen tradition of Tibetan Buddhism have never before been presented in the English language. The main text translated here, The Steps to Liberation, will be of great interest to Western practitioners, since its instructions are pithy and direct, and experiential rather than scholarly. The contemplations on core Buddhist principles like impermanence and karma, intended for beginning meditators, unfold as dramatic stories in which the… Read More
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Our Pristine Mind
A Practical Guide to Unconditional HappinessThe true nature of our mind is brilliant, clear, and joyful. But we don't experience this reality amid the swirl of stresses, thoughts, and emotions of day-to-day life. Our Pristine Mind is a practical guide to uncovering our naturally comfortable state of mind and reconnecting with the unconditional happiness that is already within us. Using straightforward, accessible language, Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche leads us through the path of Pristine Mind meditation,… Read More
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The Nature of Mind
The Dzogchen Instructions of Aro Yeshe JungnePatrul Rinpoche, the beloved nineteenth-century master best known for Words of My Perfect Teacher, collected the teachings of the tenth-century adept Aro Yeshe Jungne and synthesized them into the short text translated here as Clear Elucidation of True Nature. How to put these essential teachings into practice is the subject of the lively commentary by the two Khenpo brothers, the late Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche.The… Read More
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I use mostly constuction scraps - so tongue and groove.
I use mostly constuction scraps - so tongue and groove.
Since '09-75H-T-Z6b
Just thought I'd mention that the closest Advantech dealer that showed up on the Advantech dealer locator was probably 70 miles from me. I decided to check my "local" (26 miles away ) Lowes and they have it...it's kind of interesting that Advantech doesn't show them as a dealer.
I wish we had advantech locally, I would have already made quite a few test boxes with it. The used wood I have is all tongue and groove, easily ripped from the boards. Pretty sure I would do the same with a sheet of advantech.
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I used the Dcoates plywood plans modified a little. I used 1/2" thickness.
Once assembled I soaked all exterior surfaces and edges in copper napthanate. These were done 3 years ago and look like they were done yesterday. I am a big believer in the copper napthanate protection. I have a sheet metal pan and put about 3/4" deep and let the woo dsoak for 1-2 minutes. It adds a little to the price but goes a long way. I generally like to dumpster dive for plywood but it is a hassle compared to buying nice new sheets. The last batch I made I used store bought and screwed the sheets together and gang cut them with a circular saw and a straight edge.
"Challenger" as in the Mopar muscle car. Not a personality description .
Keeping bees to raise money for chordoma.
How do the 1/2" D. Coates boxes or the Advantech (1/2"??) boxes fare in the cold of winter? I am planning to make 30 to 40 of them for overwintering and am curious how the bees will do in them? Do you use any insulation? I'm in the middle of Connecticut & am curious what % of success I'm might expect??
I agree. I'm using it exclusively for tops and bottoms. Most not painted and holding up well with very little warping. Made some of CDX plywood that warped and separated. I like the advantech.I strongly suggest adavantech instead of plywood if you are going to buy sheet stock.
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Thanks! I appreciate the info. When do you start your Nucs that you are planning to overwinter?
Interesting discussion. I'm making 5 frame nuc boxes out of 15 mm ply - get 4 out of a 1200 x 2400 sheet. Good value
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Cañon City to host a Balloon Classic, hopes to become its official home
Cañon City, Colo. - Cañon City will host its first-ever hot air balloon show this Memorial Day weekend. The city hopes to become the Balloon Classic's official home.
The Colorado Springs Balloon Classic has taken place at Memorial Park every Labor Day weekend for almost 40 years. Last year, when it ran into some hurdles, its president, Patsy Buchwald, considered moving the event. Cañon City volunteered to step up as host city. The event ended up staying in Colorado Springs, but the idea of moving resulted in a second hot air balloon show.
"That city and that region are incredible," Buchwald said. "They're rejuvenating me personally and our company."
Buchwald and Create Cañon City teamed up to bring six hot air balloons to The Abbey, this Memorial Day weekend. The event will also have concession stands, skydivers and other activities. Balloons will launch Saturday, Sunday and Monday mornings, and glow Saturday and Sunday nights.
After the tough year Fremont County has had, hopes are high.
"Anything that we can do to bring these additional resources and financial opportunities from outside will have a very positive impact," said Rob Brown, Interim Executive Director of the Fremont Economic Development Corp. "So we're hoping it'll help be a step toward recovery."
But their hopes don't end there. Cañon City wants to be the official home of the Classic.
"We certainly have no objective other than to serve the community for our county here, but given the opportunity, we would certainly like to take that advantage," Brown said.
This year's event could determine whether that becomes a reality.
"This is absolutely a test run" Brown said. "This is our opportunity as a community to see if we can support this type of an event and then make it successful and take the next step."
He said he doesn't want to damage Colorado Springs. He said if the Classic were to move, El Paso County would still benefit.
Buchwald said her intentions are to stay in Colorado Springs, but moving isn't out of the picture.
"We don't know what will happen. We're a business, we've got to look at all the things that affect that," she said. "Our goal and intention is to stay in Memorial Park, it is the home of the Balloon Classic, but at some point we'll have to see, have we outgrown the park, is there somewhere else that would be more conducive for us having this?"
But Both Buchwald and Brown said there is also no reason why Colorado can't have two Balloon Classics.


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Survivor Benefits Program
Policy Information
- Issue Date: September 1, 1997
- Primary Contact: Director of Human Resources
- Responsible Member of Directorate: President and Director
- Responsible Office: Human Resources
ContentsPolicy Information
OverviewI. General
The Institution makes available three survivor
benefits programs to all Regular employees . These coverages
consist of Group Term Life Insurance, Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance, and a Burial benefit.
For someone with a life-threatening condition, there is also the option of applying for a viatical settlement.
II. Group Term Life Insurance
A. Coverage is provided in the form of non-contributory group Basic Life insurance in an amount equal to the annual base salary rounded to the next $1,000. An eligible employee may elect the lesser of $50,000 or 1 times annual salary. The maximum coverage is $400,000. The amount of Basic Life Insurance that applies to you is reduced beginning at age 65 based upon the published schedule in the Certificate of Coverage.III. Group Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)
An eligible employee may purchase additional Supplemental Life insurance in an amount equal to 1, 2, 3, or 4 times the annual base salary, rounded to the next $1,000. The cost is based upon an age-related premium, established on January 1 of each year.
In the event of death, benefits are payable to the employee's designated beneficiary.
B. An eligible employee may purchase Dependent Life insurance for his/her spouse and/or children. Coverage for the spouse is available in increments of $5,000, subject to a maximum of $30,000 ($70,000 with satisfactory evidence of good health). The cost is based upon an age-related premium.
Each and every eligible child over age 14 days old may be covered for either $2,000 or $5,000. The cost is based upon a per capita fixed rate for each level of coverage.
In the event of death of any covered dependent, the employee is the beneficiary.
C.Waiver of Premium
If an employee suffers Total Disability (as defined by the Plan), a Waiver of Premium on her/his Life Insurance will continue the coverage if:1.the employee is less than 60 years old; andThe Waiver of Premium will cease at the earliest of:
2.proof of disability is furnished to the carrier as specified in the Plan.1.conversion of Life Insurance;Waiver of Life Insurance premium applies to only the employee's Life Insurance coverage. This does not apply to Dependent Life or Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) coverage.
2.failure to furnish proof of Total Disability;
3.employee no longer suffers from Total Disability; or
4.attainment of age 65.
D. Continuation of Coverage
If an employee is absent from regular employment due to one of the following reasons, the insurance may be continued up to the maximum period of time stated in the Plan.1.Injury or illness: until the end of 12 consecutive months beginning on the date of first absence from work due to the injury or illness.E. Termination of Coverage
2.Temporary layoff due to lack of work: until the end of the month in which the layoff commenced.
3.Approved leave of absence (other than Family or Medical Leave): until the end of the month following the month in which the leave of absence commenced.
Coverage ceases upon termination of employment, transfer to an employment status not entitled to coverage, the last day of the period for which the last required premium is paid retirement, or a Dependent no longer meets the definition of a Dependent. Once coverage has ceased, the individual may convert any or all of her/his coverage to an individual policy. Such conversion must be made by making application and the first premium payment, within 31 days of the date the group coverage terminates. The individual policy will be issued at the insurance company's regular rates. No proof of insurability is required.
F. For details about eligibility, enrollment, changes in coverage, and benefits, refer to the Summary Plan Description.
A. Under this policy an eligible employee may purchase coverage at any time for themself alone (Individual Plan) or for themself and their spouse/child(ren) (Family Plan), providing coverage remains in effect for at least one year. In order for children to be eligible, they must be dependent upon the employee for support and under the age of 20, full-time students up to age 24, or disabled beyond age 24.
B. The Accidental Death and Dismemberment portion of the policy covers the employee and dependent(s) for injuries which result in death or dismemberment within one year from the date of accident. The Permanent Total Disability portion of the policy covers employees only for injuries which result in total and permanent disability within 180 days of accident. An Education Benefit provides additional financial assistance to a dependent child who is an enrolled full-time, post-high school student on the date of the injury which results in the employee's death and/or for a spouse who enrolls in a professional or trade training program within 30 months of the employee's death in order to obtain an independent source of support.
C. An employee may purchase coverage in multiples of $10,000 up to $500,000. Amounts in excess of $200,000 may not exceed ten times base annual pay. The cost for the employee alone is $.18 per $10,000/pay period; for Family coverage the cost is $.27 per $10,000/pay period.
D. If enrolled in the Family Plan, dependents are insured as follows:
|% of Employee's Coverage
|Spouse (no Children)
|Spouse (with children)
|Child (no spouse)
|Child (with spouse)
E. In the event of an employee's death while insured under the Family Plan, the Family Plan coverage will remain in effect for 90 days following the last premium payment at no cost to the family.IV. Burial Benefits
F. In the event of death from a common accident of both the employee and the insured spouse within 30 days of each other, the spouse's benefit amount will be increased to equal that of the employee.
G. Exclusions: Coverage is not provided for losses resulting from:1.War or act of war or accident occurring while in the military, except if in active duty for a period of less than 60 days in the Reserves or National Guard;H. Benefits are paid to the designated beneficiary in the event of the employee's death, to the employee in the event of the employee's dismemberment or disability, or to the employee in the event of a loss by an insured family member.
2.Flying in any aircraft leased, owned or operated by the Institution, or riding in, boarding or alighting from any aircraft except while a passenger on a previously tried, tested and approved civilian aircraft being used for the transportation of passengers;
3.A loss to which sickness or disease is a contributing factor.
I. For provisions concerning change in status, including leaves of absence, see Definitions/Types of Employment
A. In addition to enrollment in the Group Term Life and AD&D insured plans, regular employees are covered for Burial Benefits. This coverage is also provided to employees who retired under the Institutions Retirement Plan on or after their Normal Retirement Date with at least 10 years of service or on their Early Retirement Date with at least 20 years of service. Employees who retired prior to July 1, 1982, are not covered by this benefit.V. Viatical Settlement
B. The Institution's Burial Benefit is in the amount of $2,500 and is payable to the designated beneficiary of the deceased. If no beneficiary has been designated, based upon the individual circumstances, the Institution will determine to whom the benefit will be paid. According to tax law, this benefit must be recognized as taxable income by the recipient.
C. When notified of the death of a covered individual, the Human Resources Office will prepare a letter of condolence to the spouse or next of kin. Whenever practical and appropriate, this letter, along with the $2,500 check, will be hand-carried to the recipient by either the employee's supervisor or a member of the Human Resources Office.
For an employee facing a life-threatening illness,
s/he an option to apply for a viatical settlement. A "viatical
settlement" is a financial resource obtained by selling one's group and/or individual life insurance policy. Application or information is obtained by contacting Viaticus, Inc. at 1-888-200-5204. (Viaticus is a subsidiary of CNA Insurance Companies.)
A. This is a confidential service between the employee and Viaticus. No one at WHOI needs to know or be involved in the process.
B. The proceeds of the "sale" of the life insurance policy are generally from 50 to 85 percent of the face value. No further premium payments are made by the applicant/employee.
C. Virtually any life insurance policy may qualify.
D. The settlement is an option for an individual with a life expectancy up to five years.
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Earthy chili combines with the sour-power of sherry vinegar to create a fine dressing for the grassy-green asparagus. For a smoky twist, try substituting smoked paprika for the chili powder.
Nutrition Profile:
Diabetes Appropriate
Gluten Free Diet
Healthy Weight
Heart Healthy
High Fiber
Low Calorie
Low Carb
Low Cholesterol
Low Sat Fat
Low Sodium
Serves 4
Prep Time 15 min
Total Time 15 min.
Step 1
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add asparagus and water; cook, stirring often, 4 to 5 minutes. Add chili powder (or paprika), garlic powder and salt; cook until the asparagus is tender-crisp, about 1 minute. Remove from heat, add vinegar and stir to coat.
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