Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Monday, April 19, 2010
Mike, Your ADT family will surely miss you, it was our privilege to have known you.
May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face; the rains fall soft upon your fields
and until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand.
May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face; the rains fall soft upon your fields
and until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand.
MICHAEL ADRIAN KENNELLY Of Alexandria, VA,
Originally from Croughcroneen, Lixnaw, County Kerry, Ireland, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 13, 2010, surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Breda; his children, Karen (Damien), John (Jennifer), Clare, Adrienne (Jarrett) and Michael (Rebecca); his brother, Donal (Beverly); and grandchildren, Jett, Ned, Joyce, Henry and Nathan. A visitation will take place on Sunday, April 18, 2010 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Demaine Funeral Home, 5308 Backlick Rd., Springfield, VA 22151. A Funeral Mass will take place on Monday, April 19, 2010, 10:30 a.m. at Queen of Apostles Catholic Church, 4329 Sano St., Alexandria, VA 22312. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at http://www.leukemia.org/ in his name.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
This Story has been circulating for some time and quite frankly it is a work of fiction.
Here is the story in its current form:
Our Senators and Congressmen don’t pay in to Social Security, and, of course, they don’t collect from it.
The reason is that they have a special retirement plan that they voted for themselves many years ago. For all practical purposes, it works like this:
When they retire, they continue to draw their same pay, until they die, except that it may be increased from time to time, by cost of living adjustments.
For instance, former Senator Bradley, and his wife, may be expected to draw $7,900,000, with Mrs. Bradley drawing $275,000 during the last year of her life. This is calculated on an average life span for each.
This would be well and good, except that they paid nothing in on any kind of retirement, and neither does any other Senator or Congressman.
This fine retirement comes right out of the General Fund: our tax money. While we who pay for it all, draw an average of $1000/month from Social Security.
Imagine for a moment that you could structure a retirement plan so desirable that people would have extra deducted so that they could increase their own personal retirement income. A retirement plan that works so well, that Railroad employees, Postal Workers, and others who aren’t in it, would clamor to get in.
That is how good Social Security could be, if only one small change were made. That change is to jerk the Golden Fleece retirement out from under the Senators and Congressmen, and put them in Social Security with the rest of us. Then watch how fast they fix it.
Now here is as Paul Harvey used to say is the "rest of the story".
Congressional pensions are controversial and many believe they should be reformed, but the above email has several inaccuracies.
First, it is not true that members of congress don't pay into Social Security. It's been required of them since 1983, according to Andrew G. Biggs, Social Security Analyst for the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C..
Additionally, Biggs says Congress does have its own retirement plan which does pay a generous pension to retired members of congress plus they are eligible for the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), a 401k-type investment program available to all federal employees.
Depending on a person's length of service, it is possible to retire with annual income that is equivalent to a Congressional salary, but no member of Congress automatically retires with his or her salary being paid as pension.
Here is the story in its current form:
Our Senators and Congressmen don’t pay in to Social Security, and, of course, they don’t collect from it.
The reason is that they have a special retirement plan that they voted for themselves many years ago. For all practical purposes, it works like this:
When they retire, they continue to draw their same pay, until they die, except that it may be increased from time to time, by cost of living adjustments.
For instance, former Senator Bradley, and his wife, may be expected to draw $7,900,000, with Mrs. Bradley drawing $275,000 during the last year of her life. This is calculated on an average life span for each.
This would be well and good, except that they paid nothing in on any kind of retirement, and neither does any other Senator or Congressman.
This fine retirement comes right out of the General Fund: our tax money. While we who pay for it all, draw an average of $1000/month from Social Security.
Imagine for a moment that you could structure a retirement plan so desirable that people would have extra deducted so that they could increase their own personal retirement income. A retirement plan that works so well, that Railroad employees, Postal Workers, and others who aren’t in it, would clamor to get in.
That is how good Social Security could be, if only one small change were made. That change is to jerk the Golden Fleece retirement out from under the Senators and Congressmen, and put them in Social Security with the rest of us. Then watch how fast they fix it.
Now here is as Paul Harvey used to say is the "rest of the story".
Congressional pensions are controversial and many believe they should be reformed, but the above email has several inaccuracies.
First, it is not true that members of congress don't pay into Social Security. It's been required of them since 1983, according to Andrew G. Biggs, Social Security Analyst for the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C..
Additionally, Biggs says Congress does have its own retirement plan which does pay a generous pension to retired members of congress plus they are eligible for the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), a 401k-type investment program available to all federal employees.
Depending on a person's length of service, it is possible to retire with annual income that is equivalent to a Congressional salary, but no member of Congress automatically retires with his or her salary being paid as pension.
Monday, December 28, 2009
TYCO
As Old ADT Retirees we have had a change in our once free drug provision:
Got Questions?
Call:
Julie Marlin
ADT Human Resources - Corporate
Human Resources Coordinator
One Town Center Road
Boca Raton, FL 33486
561.988.0906 telephone
561.988.3631 fax
jmarlin@adt.com
2010 Health and Group Benefits Changes
Prescription Drug Plan:
As a retiree with access to the Prescription Drug Plan we are sending you information about Tyco’s coverage under this plan. Prescription drug coverage is offered through CVS Caremark. While you’re not required to shop at CVS Caremark participating pharmacies, it pays to do so.
If you don’t use a network pharmacy, you’ll pay a $50 annual deductible for each covered person and the plan pays 50% of the discounted network cost.
Below are the changes that will go into effect January 1, 2010:
Drug Type
You Pay …
Generic Drugs:
Have the same chemical make-up as brand-name drugs, but they’re usually much less expensive. $8 for a 30-day supply of generic drugs at a participating network pharmacy or $16 for up to a 90-day supply through the mail-order program.
Preferred Brand-Name Drugs:
Selected for the preferred brand-name drug list based on effectiveness, limited side effects and price.
$30 for a 30-day supply at participating network pharmacies or $60 for up to a 90-day supply through the mail-order program.
Non-Preferred Brand-Name Drugs:
Not on the preferred brand-name drug list because generally their cost is higher and they are no more effective than available preferred brand-name drugs.
50% coinsurance to you with a maximum out-of-pocket cost of $100 per retail prescription. Your maximum out-of-pocket expense through mail-order is limited to $200 per prescription.
New Monthly Premiums
The new premium based on your coverage level that will go into effect on January 1, 2010:
Coverage Level
January 1, 2010
Retiree Only: $13.50
Surviving Spouse: $13.50
Spouse/Dependent Only: $207.50
Retiree Plus One: $221.00
If you are paying for your premiums through your pension benefit, these new amounts will be reflected as of January 1, 2010.
Got Questions?
Call:
Julie Marlin
ADT Human Resources - Corporate
Human Resources Coordinator
One Town Center Road
Boca Raton, FL 33486
561.988.0906 telephone
561.988.3631 fax
jmarlin@adt.com
2010 Health and Group Benefits Changes
Prescription Drug Plan:
As a retiree with access to the Prescription Drug Plan we are sending you information about Tyco’s coverage under this plan. Prescription drug coverage is offered through CVS Caremark. While you’re not required to shop at CVS Caremark participating pharmacies, it pays to do so.
If you don’t use a network pharmacy, you’ll pay a $50 annual deductible for each covered person and the plan pays 50% of the discounted network cost.
Below are the changes that will go into effect January 1, 2010:
Drug Type
You Pay …
Generic Drugs:
Have the same chemical make-up as brand-name drugs, but they’re usually much less expensive. $8 for a 30-day supply of generic drugs at a participating network pharmacy or $16 for up to a 90-day supply through the mail-order program.
Preferred Brand-Name Drugs:
Selected for the preferred brand-name drug list based on effectiveness, limited side effects and price.
$30 for a 30-day supply at participating network pharmacies or $60 for up to a 90-day supply through the mail-order program.
Non-Preferred Brand-Name Drugs:
Not on the preferred brand-name drug list because generally their cost is higher and they are no more effective than available preferred brand-name drugs.
50% coinsurance to you with a maximum out-of-pocket cost of $100 per retail prescription. Your maximum out-of-pocket expense through mail-order is limited to $200 per prescription.
New Monthly Premiums
The new premium based on your coverage level that will go into effect on January 1, 2010:
Coverage Level
January 1, 2010
Retiree Only: $13.50
Surviving Spouse: $13.50
Spouse/Dependent Only: $207.50
Retiree Plus One: $221.00
If you are paying for your premiums through your pension benefit, these new amounts will be reflected as of January 1, 2010.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
ON THE COVER
Ok, does anyone remember these? I found some I had from way back when. This one is 53 years old, can you believe it! I was 12 when it was written.
The photograph is of the Capitol building in Richmond, Va. Patterned after the Maison Caree' at Nimes, France, and designed by Thomas Jefferson.
Construction of the main portion was begun in 1785, and finished in abour 1792. It was here that the Confederate House of Representatives met between 1861 and 1865. Here too, Robert E. Lee on April 23, 1861, accepted command of Virginia's military forces.
A real credit to their Architects are the two wings which flawlessly match the original structure although they were not erected until 1905 to give legislators much needed space.
Modern Protection against fire and other hazards recently was provided throughout by ADT AEROTM Automatic Fire Alarm, Sprinkler Supervisory and Waterflow Alarm and Watchman's Security signaling Services.
Ok, does anyone remember these? I found some I had from way back when. This one is 53 years old, can you believe it! I was 12 when it was written.The photograph is of the Capitol building in Richmond, Va. Patterned after the Maison Caree' at Nimes, France, and designed by Thomas Jefferson.
Construction of the main portion was begun in 1785, and finished in abour 1792. It was here that the Confederate House of Representatives met between 1861 and 1865. Here too, Robert E. Lee on April 23, 1861, accepted command of Virginia's military forces.
A real credit to their Architects are the two wings which flawlessly match the original structure although they were not erected until 1905 to give legislators much needed space.
Modern Protection against fire and other hazards recently was provided throughout by ADT AEROTM Automatic Fire Alarm, Sprinkler Supervisory and Waterflow Alarm and Watchman's Security signaling Services.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
"A Virginian by birth and principle"
HOW DID JEFFERSON KNOW THESE THINGS?????? Especially read the last quote from 1802. Perhaps our collective leadership including our president needs to take heed of these observations.
"It has been said the greatest volume of sheer brainpower in one place occurred when Jefferson dined alone..." John Kennedy
Quotations by Thomas Jefferson:
When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe. Thomas Jefferson
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. Thomas Jefferson
It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world. Thomas Jefferson
I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. Thomas Jefferson
My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government Thomas Jefferson
No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. Thomas Jefferson
The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government. Thomas Jefferson
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. Thomas Jefferson
To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson said in 1802: I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered..' Thomas Jefferson
'If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.'Mark Twain '
"It has been said the greatest volume of sheer brainpower in one place occurred when Jefferson dined alone..." John Kennedy
Quotations by Thomas Jefferson:
When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe. Thomas Jefferson
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. Thomas Jefferson
It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world. Thomas Jefferson
I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. Thomas Jefferson
My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government Thomas Jefferson
No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. Thomas Jefferson
The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government. Thomas Jefferson
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. Thomas Jefferson
To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson said in 1802: I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered..' Thomas Jefferson
'If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.'Mark Twain '
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Commentary:
This letter is circulating on the Web and I rarely if ever forward them because I am uncertain of their content but I must say that I find no fault in this letter. This individual is a teacher from Missouri and I have heard and seen thanks to our ever watchful media, all of those things that are written here.
A super resource to check internet mail that circulates around the web is http://www.snopes.com/. It usually classifies the content as "TRUE" "FALSE" or "Questionable." Their research is solid and extensive.
THE LETTER:
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington , DC 20500
Mr. Obama:
You are responsible to the citizens of the United States .You are not responsible to the peoples of any other country on earth. I personally resent that you go around the world apologizing for the United States telling Europeans that we are arrogant and do not care about their status in the world.
Sir, what do you think the First World War and the Second World War were all about if not the consideration of the peoples of Europe ? Are you brain dead? What do you think the Marshall Plan was all about?Do you not understand or know the history of the 20th century?
Where do you get off telling a Muslim country that the United States does not consider itself a Christian country? Have you not read the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution of the United States ? This country was founded on Judeo-Christian ethics and the principles governing this country, at least until you came along, come directly from this heritage. Do you not understand this? Your bowing to the king of Saudi Arabia is an affront to all Americans. Our President does not bow down to anyone, let alone the king of Saudi Arabia .
You don't show Great Britain , our best and one of our oldest allies, the respect they deserve yet you bow down to the king of Saudi Arabia . How dare you, sir! How dare you! You can't find the time to visit the graves of our greatest generation because you don't want to offend the Germans but make time to visit a mosque in Turkey.
You offended our dead and every veteran when you give the Germans more respect than the people who saved the German people from themselves. What's the matter with you? I am convinced that you and the members of your administration have the historical and intellectual depth of a mud puddle and should be ashamed of yourselves, all of you. You are so self-righteously offended by the big bankers and the American automobile manufacturers yet do nothing about the real thieves in this situation, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Frank, Franklin Raines, Jamie Gorelic, the Fannie Mae bonuses, and the Freddie Mac bonuses.
What do you intend to do about them? Anything? I seriously doubt it.What about the U.S. House members passing out $9.1 million in bonuses to their staff members -- on top of the $2.5 million in automatic pay raises that lawmakers gave themselves? I understand the average House aide got a 17% bonus. I took a 5% cut in my pay to save jobs with my employer. You haven't said anything about that. Who authorized that? I surely didn't! Executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be receiving $210 million in bonuses over an eighteen-month period, that's $45 million more than the AIG bonuses. In fact, Fannie and Freddie executives have already been awarded $51 million -- not a bad take.
Who authorized that and why haven't you expressed your outrage at this group who are largely responsible for the economic mess we have right now. I resent that you take me and my fellow citizens as brain-dead and not caring about what you idiots do. We are watching what you are doing and we are getting increasingly fed up with all of you. I also want you to know that I personally find just about everything you do and say to be offensive to every one of my sensibilities. I promise you that I will work tirelessly to see that you do not get a chance to spend two terms destroying my beautiful country.
This letter is circulating on the Web and I rarely if ever forward them because I am uncertain of their content but I must say that I find no fault in this letter. This individual is a teacher from Missouri and I have heard and seen thanks to our ever watchful media, all of those things that are written here.
A super resource to check internet mail that circulates around the web is http://www.snopes.com/. It usually classifies the content as "TRUE" "FALSE" or "Questionable." Their research is solid and extensive.
THE LETTER:
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington , DC 20500
Mr. Obama:
You are responsible to the citizens of the United States .You are not responsible to the peoples of any other country on earth. I personally resent that you go around the world apologizing for the United States telling Europeans that we are arrogant and do not care about their status in the world.
Sir, what do you think the First World War and the Second World War were all about if not the consideration of the peoples of Europe ? Are you brain dead? What do you think the Marshall Plan was all about?Do you not understand or know the history of the 20th century?
Where do you get off telling a Muslim country that the United States does not consider itself a Christian country? Have you not read the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution of the United States ? This country was founded on Judeo-Christian ethics and the principles governing this country, at least until you came along, come directly from this heritage. Do you not understand this? Your bowing to the king of Saudi Arabia is an affront to all Americans. Our President does not bow down to anyone, let alone the king of Saudi Arabia .
You don't show Great Britain , our best and one of our oldest allies, the respect they deserve yet you bow down to the king of Saudi Arabia . How dare you, sir! How dare you! You can't find the time to visit the graves of our greatest generation because you don't want to offend the Germans but make time to visit a mosque in Turkey.
You offended our dead and every veteran when you give the Germans more respect than the people who saved the German people from themselves. What's the matter with you? I am convinced that you and the members of your administration have the historical and intellectual depth of a mud puddle and should be ashamed of yourselves, all of you. You are so self-righteously offended by the big bankers and the American automobile manufacturers yet do nothing about the real thieves in this situation, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Frank, Franklin Raines, Jamie Gorelic, the Fannie Mae bonuses, and the Freddie Mac bonuses.
What do you intend to do about them? Anything? I seriously doubt it.What about the U.S. House members passing out $9.1 million in bonuses to their staff members -- on top of the $2.5 million in automatic pay raises that lawmakers gave themselves? I understand the average House aide got a 17% bonus. I took a 5% cut in my pay to save jobs with my employer. You haven't said anything about that. Who authorized that? I surely didn't! Executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be receiving $210 million in bonuses over an eighteen-month period, that's $45 million more than the AIG bonuses. In fact, Fannie and Freddie executives have already been awarded $51 million -- not a bad take.
Who authorized that and why haven't you expressed your outrage at this group who are largely responsible for the economic mess we have right now. I resent that you take me and my fellow citizens as brain-dead and not caring about what you idiots do. We are watching what you are doing and we are getting increasingly fed up with all of you. I also want you to know that I personally find just about everything you do and say to be offensive to every one of my sensibilities. I promise you that I will work tirelessly to see that you do not get a chance to spend two terms destroying my beautiful country.
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