------------------------------------------- Make SURE "Format > Word Wrap" is NOT set in Notepad ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------ copy & paste into Microsoft Word and run a SPELL-CHECK ------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------- click on every URL to be sure that it works "as typed" -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- in Gmail, use "Rich formatting" 8-25-11 -- make item titles bold -- make section titles bold & centered -- first line of paragraphs indented 5 spaces -- no blank line between paragraphs within a given item -- do not put URLs on a separate line -- get rid of underscore-line separators -------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- Subject: MSU Retirees -- e-Notices, 5/30/12 ------------------------------------------- ________________ MSU Events & Announcements ________________ Michigan State University is one of the top 10 universities in the nation to work for, according to a recent ranking by the Business Research Guide: http://news.msu.edu/story/msu-ranked-as-one-of-nations-top-employers/ ________ MSU and Sparrow Hospital announce new Center for Innovation: http://news.msu.edu/story/msu-sparrow-announce-new-center-for-innovation/ ________ MSU Extension launches new website featuring daily updates: http://news.msu.edu/story/msu-extension-launches-new-website-featuring-daily-updates/ ________________ Contemplation ________________ "An intellectual is a man who says a simple thing in a difficult way; an artist is a man who says a difficult thing in a simple way." (Charles Bukowski) "Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again." (Franklin P. Jones) "Most of us are about as eager to be changed as we were to be born, and go through our changes in a similar state of shock." (James Baldwin) "In looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if they don't have the first, the other two will kill you." (Warren Buffet) "Live so that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you." (H. Jackson Browne, Jr.) "It is a violation of trust to use your kids as caulking for the cracks in you." (Anne Lamott) ________________ Laugh, Smile, Enjoy ________________ "I hate housework. You make the beds, you wash the dishes, and six months later you have to start all over again." (Joan Rivers) "I took a speed reading course and read 'War and Peace' in twenty minutes. It's about Russia." (Woody Allen) When someone said, "I really can't come to your party Mrs. Parker. I can't bear fools." Parker replied, "That's strange; your mother could." (Dorothy Parker) ________________ Selected Updates from MSURA on Twitter (you do NOT need a Twitter account to view these items): http://twitter.com/MSURetireesAsso ________________ 5/30: Three Harvard profs weigh in on possible calcium supplement link to heart attack risk. 5/25: Study links Z-Pak antibiotics to heart-rhythm problem. 5/25: Wondering if an email may be a phishing scam? Tips from MSU. 5/11: Is a high-fiber diet good for you? 5/9: FBI warns: don't update software on the road. 5/9: Suggestions for recycling electronic devices. 5/9: The ABCs of Beating Obesity. 5/8: Exercise Benefits vs. Joint Concerns. 5/8: Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the leading form of therapy for anxiety. How does it work? 4/26: Preventing migraine. New guidelines recommend medications and an herb for prevention. ________________ Volunteer Opportunities ________________ The Listening Ear Crisis Intervention Center (East Lansing): http://www.theear.org/ ________ MSU Safe Place: https://www.msu.edu/~safe/services/index.htm ________________ Miscellaneous ________________ Twitter: http://twitter.com/MSURetireesAsso and Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MSURetirees To unsubscribe from e-Notices or to change your e-mail address, send your request to the e-Notices List Manager at MSURA.List.Manager@gmail.com MSU Retirees Association, Michigan State University, 22 Nisbet Building, East Lansing, MI 48823. Phone (517) 353-7896, email: msura@msu.edu and web site: http://www.retirees.msu.edu/ Gordon Williams, MSURA List Server Manager (en1208) ________________