------------------------------------------- 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, 6/15/12 ------------------------------------------- ________________ MSU Retirees Association Events & Announcements ________________ At the May 7 Annual Meeting, Ron Smith was elected President of MSURA, Rosemary Pavlik was elected Vice President, and David Brower was elected to a two year member-at-large term on the Board of Directors. ________ Beginning in September, MSURA's monthly member meetings will be at the new MSUFCU Farm Lane branch (4825 E Mt Hope Rd, East Lansing). Meeting schedule for the 2012-13 academic year: http://www.retirees.msu.edu/meetings.html ________ MSU retirees and their spouses are automatically members of the MSURA for life. There are no dues, but members are encouraged to subscribe to the newsletter for $10 per year. Download the Newsletter Subscription Form, print the form, and mail it with your check: http://www.retirees.msu.edu/newssubscription.html ________ MSURA web site: http://www.retirees.msu.edu You can view our TWITTER and FACEBOOK pages by clicking on the links near the bottom-right of MSURA's home page OR by clicking on the links under Miscellaneous at the bottom of any e-Notices message. You do NOT need a Twitter account or a Facebook account to "view" our postings on those two social media services. ________________ Community Events & Announcements ________________ Summer Solstice Jazz Festival, June 22-23 in East Lansing: http://www.eljazzfest.com ________________ Contemplation ________________ "Where there is no will, there is no way." (Thomas Szasz) "The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it is the same problem you had last year." (John Foster Dulles) "Problems are to the mind what exercise is to the muscles; they toughen and make strong." (Norman Vincent Peale) "The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget." (Thomas Szasz) "Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." (Will Rogers) ________________ Laugh, Smile, Enjoy ________________ "Grandparents are a lady and a man who have no little children of their own. They like other people's." (from a third grade student) "Everybody should try to have a grandmother, especially if you don't have television because they are the only grownups who like to spend time with us." (from a third grade student) "My grandmother lives at the airport and when we want her, we just go get her. Then when we're done having her visit, we take her back to the airport." (from a third grade student) "Grandpa is the smartest man on earth! He teaches me good things, but I don't get to see him enough to get as smart as him! (from a third grade student) ________________ Selected Updates from MSURA on Twitter (you do NOT need a Twitter account to view these items): http://twitter.com/MSURetireesAsso ________________ 6/15: Verizon's radical new pricing plan for calls, texts, & data: 4 takeaways (MSN Money). 6/15: 6 best shopping apps to help you save (CNN Money). 6/13: 5 best car apps: buy a car, save on fuel, reduce repair costs (CNN Money). 6/13: Your Social Security statement is now online (MSN Money). 6/13: 6 healthy protein choices when cutting back on red meat (Harvard Med Sch). 6/13: Sparrow Health Systems in Lansing joins the Mayo Clinic Care Network (Mayo Clinic). 6/13: How to avoid phishing attacks sent through email (MSU). 6/13: Rethinking snacks & comfort foods (Cleveland Clinic). 6/2: Ten anti-inflammatory foods (Cleveland Clinic). 5/31: Seven tips to better sleep (Mayo Clinic). 5/30: Possible calcium supplement link to heart attack risk (Harvard Med Sch). ________________ Volunteer Opportunities ________________ East Lansing Public Library Seeks Summer Volunteers: http://www.elpl.org/content/volunteer-east-lansing-public-library ________________ 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 (en1209) ________________