MILITARY RETIREE BRIEFING SATURDAY
Joe Wooton and I will conduct a briefing on retiree benefits Feb 15 in room 5 at 3 PM. A representative of TRICARE will give a briefing and answer questions. If you know of any military retirees in the area, please let them know.
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CHECK YOUR COMPUTERS VULNERABILITY
From John:
Go to the web site below. Scroll down to a spot with two purplish buttons. Click on 'Test My Shields' and after that is done click on 'Probe my Ports'. I have tried this URL and found out that my Computer is Secure.
John
http://grc.com/default.htm
Shields UP! -- Internet Connection Security Analysis
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AWESOMENET NOW SCANNING OUTGOING E-MAIL
I saw on John's E-mail [Scanned by AWESOMENET Anti-Virus] and he said he has seen it for a week. Evidently AWESOMENET is now scanning outgoing E-mail.
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SURFING THE WEB CLASS MONDAY NIGHT
There will be a web surfing class Monday night 6 to 8 PM in room 5.
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REDUCED FIRST MONTH RENT
The park is giving a $100 reduction on the first months rent for new visitors. Be sure to tell your friends to come and try out our park.
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INVESTING IN INDEX FUNDS
Motley Fool has an article on why you should invest in the S&P 500 Index fund. They also offer a free investing guide and 30 days free advice. If you are dollar cost averaging and continuing to invest in this falling market, they point out good reasons to pick an index fund.
http://www.fool.com/school/mutualfunds/indexfunds/sp500.htm?source=LN
Fool.Com: Index Funds -- The S&P 500 Index Fund
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FREE E-MAIL ACCOUNTS FOR MILITARY/ RETIREES
The Army and the Air Force both give free E-mail accounts to members and retirees. My Army address is Ken.Roberts@us.army.mil and my Air Force address is KenPamR@gimail.af.mil. . Free is good and I don't have to worry about them going out of business.
https://www.us.army.mil/portal/portal_home.jhtml
Welcome to Army Knowledge Online
https://www.gimail.af.mil/login.asp
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