Word: troy
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...have already maxed out your retirement contributions and have purchased an individual disability policy to supplement the coverage that you may get through your job, then you should consider getting this extra protection, says financial planner James Knaus of LaBrecque, Jackson, Price & Roehl of Troy, Mich. Count on paying about 2% to 3% of your gross income for an individual disability policy with retirement protection, Knaus says. Costs will vary according to factors that affect any disability plan: your age, your health, the length of time you can wait before the benefit kicks in and the duration of the benefit...
...just hope they slowly, slowly, slowly, slowly discover that over the next 10 years." It may be too late for a gradual buildup. He has already made an impression on Hollywood. A featured role in "Black Hawk Down" led to "The Hulk." Now he is shooting Wolfgang Petersen's "Troy", in which he plays Hector to Brad Pitt's Achilles - and that role could make Bana next year's June pinup as well as this year...
...boiled over only once." Looking back, he says, making the movie "was satisfying the way running a marathon is satisfying. At the end, the person feels pretty good. But if you ask how he's feeling at the 20th mile, he probably won't be able to answer." "Troy", by contrast, offers blessed relief. "It's like going to the acting doctor and hearing him say, 'This is exactly what you need.' I've never had so much fun on a shoot before...
...Troy" set, he is riding a horse bareback - and galloping toward celebrity. He says of his Hulkdom, "I'm very mindful of being thrust upon the public." But for the moment, no one recognizes him poolside in Malta. He seems to cherish this last phase of anonymity. When asked what he would like fans to know about him, he says with a laugh, "As little as humanly possible...
...course and stagger across the finish line together in the fastest time possible. Although the sport was first taken up by rugged outdoorsmen, women have embraced it enthusiastically. Because teamwork and stamina are as important as brute strength, coed teams tend to finish higher than all-male ones, says Troy Farrar of the U.S. Adventure Racing Association (USARA), and it isn't unusual to see parents and their children canoeing and rappelling together...