The USPS has always fully funded their retirement and pension programs. Now the USPS is required by a 2006 Congressional decree to fully fund future (75 years) retiree health benefits within 10 years (the 10 years is 2016). Obviously you need to educate yourself.
A seedling is a young plant sporophyte developing out of a plant embryo from a seed. Seedling development starts with germination of the seed. A typical young seedling consists of three main parts: the radicle (embryonic root), the hypocotyl (embryonic shoot), and the cotyledons (seed leaves).
seed noun (PLANT) B2 [ C or U ] a small, round, or oval object produced by a plant and from which, when it is planted, a new plant can grow: Sow the seeds (= put them in the ground) about three centimetres deep. The chemical will stop all seeds from sprouting (= starting to grow).