From the ESPN website
Seventeen years ago, the New York Mets agreed to defer what they owed their fading slugger Bobby Bonilla.
Mets equated $5.9 million they owed Bonilla in 2000 to $1.1 million per year from 2011 to 2035 at 8% annual interest rate. In the process, Bonilla avoided New York state income tax and now lives in Florida with no state income tax.
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Webmaster comment: It should actually be called Bobby Bonilla Pay Day
TRICARE For Life (TFL) is Medicare-wraparound coverage for TRICARE-eligible beneficiaries who have Medicare Part A and B. Retired Reserve members and families are eligible to participate in TRICARE for Life at no cost.
* Enrollment not required
– Coverage is automatic if you have Medicare Part A and B
– You must pay Medicare Part B premiums
* Available worldwide:
– TRICARE pays after Medicare in the U.S. and U.S. Territories
– TRICARE is the first payer in all other overseas areas
* Meets or exceeds the requirements for minimum essential coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
Review the TRICARE For Life Handbook, May 2017
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From the Frolic Hawaii website
Aya Leslie is a Los Angeles native who enjoys great food and Crossfit workouts. Working in restaurants for many years exposed her to different ingredients and preparations, deepening her interest in trying new things and cooking at home. Check her out on Instagram (@aya.leslie) to see her restaurant meals, prepared dinners and Crossfit personal records.
On February 12, 2017, the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 199th and the Active Duty’s 19th Fighter Squadrons recently held their first dedicated crew chief ceremony. It is normal for pilots to to have their name emblazoned on the side of their jets, during the ceremony each pilot presented their aircrafts dedicated crew chief with ceremonial chalks and an F-22 patch.
From the everyday Health website
Coronary arteries supply blood, nutrients, and oxygen to your heart so it can function properly. If the substance known as plaque builds up along these arteries, they become narrow and hardened, restricting blood flow. This is called atherosclerosis.
See firsthand what it’s like to rip down one of the heaviest downhill mountain bike tracks ever created, through the GoPro view of the creator himself, Dan Atherton. It’s why Red Bull Hardline is an event like no other. The long and technical course plays on a variety of disciplines, where incredibly steep and rocky technical sections were combined with a motocross run in and 50-foot [15.24 meters] gap jump.
Daniel Simon Atherton, known as Dan Atherton, is a professional racing cyclist specializing in downhill, four cross and enduro-downhill mountain bike racing, and is a former national champion of Great Britain
Special thanks to Fred Hyun for sharing this video
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Since its first flight in 1954, the Hercules has been everywhere and done just about anything. Aircrews have flown it to both poles, landed or airdropped military supplies to hot spots from Vietnam to Afghanistan and performed countless relief operations around the globe.
The Hercules has been used to drop bombs, retrieve satellites in midair, conduct reconnaissance and attack ground targets with cannons. Some models are flown as commercial transports. The C-130 has the longest, continuous military aircraft production run in history and one of the top three longest, continuous aircraft production lines of any type.
Joyce Merl is the Deputy Commander of the 154th Mission Support Group. She previously served as the Commander of the 297th Air Traffic Control Squadron. Congratulations to the new colonel.
This photograph shows Delos Chow and his wife Judy, with Walter Nishihara in the middle.
In the early 1970s, the then 201st Mobile Communications Squadron hosted an annual luau. These luau were fun events for a young squadron that started in 1967. The squadron expanded and later became the 201st Combat Communications Group in 1975.
Delos served as a power production technician and retired as a senior master sergeant. He passed away in 2005 at age 60. His wife Linda passed away last summer.
Nishi was the automotive maintenance supervisor and retired as a master sergeant. He passed away last October.
Delos and Nishi were great individuals who were key members of the squadron in the early days.
Thanks for Bob Finley and Calvin Chow, Delos’ brother, who also served in the 201st, for the photo identifications.
From the Task and Purpose website
The Iraq War killed former Minnesota Air National Guard Tech Sgt. Amie Muller. It just took a decade to do it.
That, at least, is how Muller’s family and friends see it. The 36-year-old’s pancreatic cancer, they believe, was caused by exposure to the massive burn pit used to dispose of waste at Joint Base Balad, 40 miles north of Baghdad. Her doctors said there was a strong possibility the burn pit was to blame, but no way to definitively prove a link with the available evidence.
Regardless, a young mother of three died in February from a disease that typically is diagnosed at age 71.
From the WebMD website
First Question: True or false: You should drink at least 8 glasses of water per day.
From the Wikipedia website
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, IPHONE! Today, Cupertino’s most famous device turns 10 years old. From its original release, the story of the iPhone has always been one about pushing the boundaries of what you could do with the power of a tiny computer in your pocket.
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From the Samantha Brown website
So you’re going on a cruise (or maybe just thinking about it). People say they choose to cruise because it is so effortless. You only have to unpack once, there’s a clean bathroom every twenty feet and those frozen tropical drinks with towering fruit garnishes are practically handed to you.
But that doesn’t mean a cruise doesn’t take some serious planning and the ease and relaxation you experience while on a cruise is only equal to the work and research you do before it.
Here are 7 things you should do before you leave on a cruise.
