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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL Georgia's PINES libraries preparing to debut Evergreen-powered catalog Special to the Journal When PINES librar ies open their doors—both physical and virtual on Sept. 5, users will experience a new view of the PINES catalog and collections. A new, web-based PINES catalog will debut that day, featuring book covers, reviews, tables of contents and a variety of easy-to use searches that will allow library users to locate mate rials quickly and efficiently throughout the system. According to PINES Program Director Julie Walker, the Evergreen soft ware project was conceived to meet the unique func tional needs of a large group of public libraries that are committed to sharing mate rials. “After more than two years in development,” Walker said, “the new software is generating considerable excitement, both in Georgia and across the country. We’ve even had inquiries from as far away as South Where do college students stand on parents’ health insurance? Special to the Journal The following are ques tions and answers from Georgia Insurance and Fire Commissioner John Oxendine. Question: My daugh ter is a full-time college student. Is she still cov ered under my health insurance policy? Answer: Most health insur ance policies cover depen dents who are full-time stu dents until the age of 23. Individual policies differ, so check with your health insurer about how the policy defines a full-time student and the maximum age of coverage. Most policies con sider a student taking at least 12 credit hours per semester (six or nine in the summer) to be a full-time student. However, college students who marry will lose their status as a dependent under their parents’ policy regardless of their age or status as a full-time student. It is also important to know the difference between how a college student not living at home can obtain coverage through a Health Maintenance Organization or a Preferred Provider Organization. For example, a student insured through an HMO may be outside the HMO service area of physicians and hospitals while away at school. If this occurs, the student likely will have cov County students cited for achievement at MGC Special to the Journal Middle Georgia College Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Mary Ellen Wilson has announced that 33 stu dents from Houston County have been cited for scho lastic achievement during MGC’s summer semester. The following Houston County students were named to to the college in Cochran’s Dean’s List for summer 2006: David Lewis, and Christopher McGough. To attain the Dean’s List a student must have a grade point average of 3.5 out of a possible 4.0 while maintain ing a full academic load. The following Houston County students were named to MGC’s Merit List for summer 2006: Sean Amirault, William Baker, Michelle Colbert, Sade Cook, Daniel Davis, Mallory Dawson, Morgan Dawson, Andrew Dearing, Joy Fisher, Matthew Floyd, Cody Hall, Lisa Hancock, Kristie Hanks, Joshua Hastings, Sarah James, Megan Kane, Timothy Kijawski, Sarah Kile, Joseph Kune, Atish Lakhu, Clayton Lewis, Christopher Millner, Mitchell Patterson, Craig Africa.” Evergreen is open-source software, which means it is royalty-free, and its license permits anyone to study, change, and improve the software, and to distribute the software either as is or after modifications have been made. Mozilla’s Firefox web browser is a popular exam ple of open-source software. Work on the program began in June 2004. Evergreen developers relied on input from the end-user commu nity staff members work ing daily in the 252 PINES libraries to guide their design of the program. The design team included Brad LaJeunesse, senior proj ect administrator; Jason Etheridge, system support specialist and user interface developer; Mike Rylander, database developer; and Bill Erickson, systems develop er. Although Evergreen might one day be used in libraries around the world, the Georgia Public erage for emergency care, but may have to travel to a physician and hospital with in the HMO service area for other care. Similarly, an insurer may pay benefits at out-of-net work levels for students wOx endineho are outside a PPO nOxendineetwork. Check your plan provisions or speak with your insurer to know the level of ben efits provided when a stu dent is away at school and outside the service area. Be sure the college student has a copy of the relevant insurance cards and knows how to obtain any required approvals before seeking treatment. Question: What if a col lege student is not cov ered under his or her par ents health insurance? Answer: Students who don’t have health insurance through a parent’s health insurance policy, or who have limited coverage due to network service areas, may buy a student health insur ance plan. Student plans are sold by an insurer that has contract ed with a college to offer cov erage to its students. In gen eral, these plans have more limited benefits and more exclusions than traditional health insurance plans. For example, most student plans have limited catastrophic coverage of $50,000 per acci dent or illness. 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Current PINES library cards will not change, Walker noted, and users will not have to register for new cards to continue using the system. A statewide consortium comprised of 252 public libraries in 123 counties. PINES offers Georgia citi zens a shared catalog of more that 8 million items, Oxendine’s office plans to send investigator to Warner Robins Special to the Journal Georgia residents with insurance problems or questions can receive assistance directly from the Commissioner’s Office by contacting his insurance investigator working in your area. An investigator from the office is scheduled to be in Warner Robbins from 9:30-11 a.m. Aug. 25 at the Chamber of Commerce. You can 478 922-8585 to confirm the investigator’s schedule. In addition to receiving assistance with insurance prob lems or questions, the commissioner’s office, according to a release, offers “complimentary homeowner, automobile and life insurance policy reviews. This service is designed to provide you with information you should know before purchasing insurance and how to avoid common mis , takes,” the release stated. If you cannot meet with the Investigator during these hours there are other ways that you can receive assis tance. Investigators are available to assist you by phone from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. via their toll free number at 1-800- 656-2298. You can also contact them by e-mail or through their website at www.gainsurance.org. Or you can write a letter explaining the details of your problem and mail it to the following address: John Oxendine, Commissioner of Insurance, State of Georgia, 2 Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive, Atlanta, GA 30334, Attention: Consumer Services Division. According to the release, there is no fee for this ser vice. exclude routine examina tions and injuries sustained while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. If you have fire and insur ance questions, you can send them to: Insurance and Fire Commissioner Brad Winger . To attain the Merit List a student must have a grade point average of at least 3.5 LOCAL with a single library card that is welcomed in all mem ber libraries. Now boasting more than 1.6 million registered card holders, PINES is a national leader in library coopera tion and resource-sharing, and Evergreen is certain to enhance that position. PINES users may request materials from any PINES library to be shipped to a pick-up library of their choice. Intra-PINES loans are provided free-of-charge to PINES users. The new catalog will be available from workstations within all PINES libraries, as well as for users logging in from home, beginning Sept.s, at www.gapines.org. Staff client software allow ing library staff to catalog materials, perform checkouts and check-ins, place holds, and process payments is also a component of Evergreen. These features also will be implemented in libraries when Evergreen goes live, Walker said. John Oxendine 716 West Tower 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Atlanta, Georgia 30334 or call 404-656-2070 or toll free at 1-800-656-2298, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. of a possible 4.0 while carry ing between 3 and 11 credit hours. HEALTHSOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL RN’s & LPN’s, Inpatient/Outpatient OT’s & PT's HEALTHSOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL is currently seeking RN's, LPN's, OT’s and PT's for Full-Time and PRN positions. HEALTHSOUTH is a comprehensive source of medical Rehabilitation offering the clinical, technical and professional resources necessary to provide specialized treatment programs. We offer a competitive salaries and excellent benefit packages. Come Join Our Rehabilitation Team: For consideration please apply in person, fax or e-mail your resume to: Human Resources 3351 Northside Drive Macon, Georgia 31210 Fax: (478) 471-9140 E-mail: William.Benifield@HealthSouth.com 1##38 , 1 PducE Beat Car ride goes bad for pair, father By RAYLIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer A man and woman who have a child together were in a car with the wom an’s father when the man threatened the woman. He told her, it was report ed, that if she was caught in Warner Robins again he had two cousins he would have “beat her (expletive).” Upon hearing his daugh ter being threatened, the father became upset and told his daughter to turn the car around and drive back to the house so the man - her baby’s daddy - could get all his things and get out. Back at the house the man kept talking trash to the father of his baby’s mother while gathering his things. The father then took a machete from above the refrigerator and walked outside with it. All parties agreed he never brandished the machete or threatened anyone with it, but he did hold the knife down and slightly behind him while he demanded a cell phone back from the other man. The man was arrested for threatening his baby’s mother. The father of the woman was arrested for simple assault and domes tic violence charges and the machete was placed in to evidence. Buckle up If you have an open war rant, you might want to buckle up while out driving. Neal Everette Duckworth found that out Friday. Duckworth, 27, of 410 A Wilson Drive in Centerville, was reportedly stopped on Corder Road for not wear ing his seatbelt. He provided the requested license and proof of insur ance, but a check reported ly revealed he had an open warrant for deposit account fraud. He was'instructed to exit the vehicle and placed under arrest. Person(s) unknown Between Aug. 10-11, person(s) unknown stole a car from the parking lot of Bahama Bob’s Sports Bar. 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On Sunday a man could not find his cell phone, so he called the number. Another man answered. When asked to return the phone the suspect report edly used a curse word and said, “I ain’t bringing the phone back.” The owner then called T-Mobile to have the phone disconnected. Person(s) known On Friday, a man report ed his children told him their mother, his estranged wife, said “she was going to beat them hard after the divorce is final.” He was told of another incident when th£ boy was grasped by the shirt, told to stop talking back and told to go to his bedroom, by the mother, a civilian employee at Robins Air Force Base. On Friday, about 1:30 a.m., a man was walking in the street of a Sandy Run Road mobile home park, exchanged words with another man, who then came to the road and cut the victim on the right side with a broken bottle. The suspect was ques tioned and released but is still under investigation. Domestic tranquility On Friday a man and wife were arguing, reportedly all day. He said he got up to go to the gym and as he was leaving she said “you know good and well you are going to see your woman.” He then drove off and when he got back the argu ment continued. At some point a glass vase was bust ed in the garage. He swept it next to her car tires and she reportedly said “If my tire gets cut, I’m going to kill you.” The woman then left the house and when she got back there was Dawn dishwashing liquid all over her car. Both parties were in agreement to separate for the evening, the deputy noted. Subscribe today Call 987-1823 5A 00036365