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No one can deny the importance of Schedule Templates while you need to prepare an effective Schedule. Here are 15 Free Schedule Templates using OpenOffice to help you get started with this task.
As any business that is service-based, having a proven process for managing consumer appointments and reservations can suggest the difference between a well-run operation and one plagued with inaccurate scheduling, frustrated customers, stressed staff, missed appointment times and loss of revenue. Unfortunately, these scenarios are all too common at businesses that still count on the greater traditional methods of booking their services, namely over the telephone or by e-mail. The"old" way of booking services does not provide customers the ability to schedule and manage their appointments and reservations online, which shuts away a significant percentage of the people that hinges on the net to conduct these and other routine, daily tasks besides the burdens it puts on owners and staff.
Where does a ongoing service provider check out for improving its scheduling procedures? The answer comes in the type of an online scheduler calendar.
Known by other names such as online scheduling software, online scheduling calendars, online booking software, and on line scheduler, an online scheduler calendar is typically a cloud-based, Software being a ongoing service(SaaS) application that businesses access and manage online. The software and data is housed on secure, outside servers, similar to other typical online applications such as e-mail, social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, and stores that are online. All that is required to utilize the software-both on the customer and administration ends-is an Internet connection, something the majority of us have actually these days.
The framework behind these cutting-edge programs varies from traditional views of software that some business owners and staff may harbor still. Generally speaking, there's no installation CD or equipment that is extra to use them. Additionally, they cannot require an external or internal IT technology or contracted computer service to manage and maintain the computer software and data. The online scheduler calendar provider handles all this, including any upgrades that are new updates towards the system. The procedure is much different than it had been just five or 10 years ago, whenever implementing software that is brand new involved a consultation with an IT advisor or a journey to the electronics store to purchase "boxed" applications.
Here is the schedule templates I promised.
Source Link to Interview Schedule Template
Source Link to Appointment Schedule Template
Source Link to Production Schedule Template
Source Link to Project Schedule Template
Source Link to Production Shift Schedule Template
Source Link to Homework Schedule Template
Source Link to Fee Schedule Template
Source Link to Course Schedule Template
Source Link to Construction Schedule Template
Source Link to Audit Schedule Template
Source Link to Trip Schedule Template
Source Link to Depreciation Schedule Template
Source Link to Labor Schedule Template
Source Link to Monthly Calendar Schedule Template
Source Link to Tournament Schedule Template
Source Link to Amortization Schedule Template
Much like any ongoing service or product, features do vary among providers of online scheduling calendars. However, most offer the functionality small enterprises need to boost and streamline their appointment- and processes that are reservation-scheduling. These include:
• on the web customer self-scheduling. This particular feature itself can completely automate the entire scheduling process, for them and at any hour of the time because it provides clients the ability to schedule their appointments and book their reservations when it's most convenient. Not only performs this free up staff time normally devoted to answering phones and times that are reserving paper appointment books and spreadsheets, it may also increase sales. Many people simply do not have the full time to schedule their services during normal business hours, and service providers miss out when this occurs, especially if their competitors offer an scheduling option that is online. Online scheduler calendars keep businesses open all, that is becoming a requirement inside our 24-7 society time.
• Automated e-mail and text message reminders. Tests also show that reminders of any kind can decrease the "no-show" rate-the bane of most businesses-by that is service-based 50 percent. Some scheduler that is online will send e-mail and text message reminders automatically to customers prior to their scheduled appointment times. Scheduling software providers that provide this feature frequently permit the company to select whenever the reminder is sent, such as one day or three days before the afternoon that is scheduled time. In our world that is mobile customers will have their cellular phones and PDAs on it, meaning they'll receive and view the reminder quickly. This feature keeps calendar slots filled and customers happy, as we all appreciate the courtesy of businesses that deliver reminders.
• Online customer payment options. Permitting online payment of services is another feature increasingly more businesses are implementing, as it can further reduce the rate of "no-shows" who fail to arrive at their times that are scheduled. And it makes sense that is perfect as somebody who already covered an visit is much more likely to exhibit up for it. Organizations in the act of picking an online scheduling calendar provider and want in online customer payment options should talk to scheduling solution before registering to see if they're Payment-Card-Industry-compliant (PCI) for credit-card processing if they offer it and.
• Record-keeping and reporting. Accurate record-keeping of client appointments and info is another tedious and task that is time-consuming accompanies old-fashioned booking procedures. Whether it's writing down a reservation in a paper appointment book or typing within the information right into a spreadsheet, it's an action that requires staff that is additional and resources. Online scheduler calendars help streamline this technique as well by centralizing all information in one easy-to-access location since it's inputted, whether from the owner or staff member in the part that is administrative the consumer scheduling his or her service on the web. An owner or operator can recover this information with a mouse that is few, as opposed to having to shuffle through multiple files or folders. Some scheduler that is online even have actually standard reports that owners and staff can easily produce.
• E-marketing solutions. The framework behind online scheduler calendars also creates the perfect vehicle for maintaining and distributing information to customers through e-marketing campaigns, as all present and past customer e-mails are maintained in the device along with making it an easy task to retrieve customer information. This list of e-mails can be more current also than lists maintained by staff outside the scheduler, as customers will update their e-mails as element of the registration process. Some systems allow organizations to send messages all the way through the scheduling calendar or through any e-marketing businesses the scheduling service lovers with in addition to getting the actual e-mail list into an Excel file or other database.
Properly handling appointments and client information isn't rocket science, however it can demand a amount that is substantial of and staff resources, particularly when customer telephone calls and paper schedule books are part of the equation. An on-line scheduler calendar could be the solution in helping service-based businesses automate, improve and improve this task that is crucial.


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I sweep the soul floor daily
-These lines were mentioned by a friend as in the course of an invigorating chat with her. Since that day , these lines have been resonating within me at all times, tugging at me , beckoning me , arguing that they need a place of their own.This post is dedicated to her, who has been the inspiration for this post.
Forgiveness, i believe, is a real treasure.Not for the person at the receiving end , but for ourselves. For in doing so we are able to heal ourselves from deep within.As she said ,
जाओ माफ़ किया, मैनें अपना दिल साफ़ किया
Its we ourselves who gain at the end, we cleanse ourselves of the negativity that is holding us back. So,
I sweep the soul floor daily...............................
Bits of ego shrapnels, with slicing edges
Broken off into kaleidoscopic patches
Wild expectations that become a twister
Whirling with voices dark and sinister
Some shards of pain on the uneven floor
Piercing , drawing blood to the silken fore
Dust of those now fallen from grace
On the pedestal of worship I did place
Where love once brewed a magic potion
Lies an overturned vial with dregs of poison
Dripping down with dried congealed blood
Of nascent hopes that fell down with a thud
A comatose butterfly with a broken wing
Damaged in punching words in a boxing ring
Ignored, devoid of sensation lies a broken dream
It's pieces run amok as i wipe them clean
Tears from the pillow seeping into moist wood
Bitter smoke rises as vengeance plays the crook
I am looking for the treasure with the golden sheen
The power of forgiveness to wipe the slate clean
It lies under the bed that I sweep in the end
Buried in the clutter of the heart on the mend
With this I've thrown out all the hurt and the pain,
This magical lesson helps me keep going again
No karma to carry forward as negativity melts
My soul floor is clean , its my favor to myself
Be blessed, friend.. Your words always inspire

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Consumer Protection Branch
Consumer Protection Branch
About the Branch
For more than 40 years, the Consumer Protection Branch has worked to protect the health, safety, and economic security of the American consumer. The Consumer Protection Branch leads the Justice Department's efforts to enforce consumer protection statutes throughout the United States.
The Consumer Protection Branch cases are rooted in our nation's fundamental consumer protection laws, establishing crucial precedents and protecting American consumers from threats to their health, safety, and wallet. Cases commonly handled by the Consumer Protection Branch include:
|Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices
|Food and Dietary Supplements
|Consumer Product Safety
|Odometer Fraud
|Tobacco Products
|Civil Defensive Litigation
The Consumer Protection Branch works closely with agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration, the Federal Trade Commission, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
In addition, the Consumer Protection Branch works with law enforcement agencies such as the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, FDA's Office of Criminal Investigations, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate and prosecute criminal violations of the law. All of these partnerships enable the Consumer Protection Branch to enhance its enforcement efforts on behalf of the American consumer.
Gustav W. Eyler
Acting Branch Director
Jill P. Furman
Deputy Branch Director
(202) 307-0066


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I absolutely loath it when people tell me how "busy" they are.
If we should meet and attempt to catch up on things isn't it far better to talk about anything else than the business of being busy.
That being said, I have been maximizing the full temporal potential of the past several terrestrial revolutions with a multitude of activities and an efficacious amount of elbow grease.
I am not so foolish as to use all my time wrestling with the issues and problems that make life a tangle of Gordian proportions. Sometimes the best answer is to let time handle it and just get on with the business of living life. Alexander was not only direct and clever, he was also probably impatient
The weather has been glorious over the past week and since we (by that I mean "I") are being threatened by a typhoon I decided that it was far too important to get out of the house for the weekend and give myself a change of scenery and pace. I packed up the wife, both cats and two sets of golf clubs along with other sundry items, hopped into my van and made for the valley of milk and wine.
It felt good to get back to doing a bit of farming and as soon as I find the darned cable that hooks my camera up to my computer I will show you the photographs that I took. By the way we have a surplus of vegetables so if any of you want some cabbage, chile peppers or cucumbers just let me know.
People here often ask me why someone who was born in New York would decide to live in such a small backwater town. In over seventeen years of fielding that particular query I have never been able to give anyone a satisfactory answer. No single thing attracts me to this place. The overwhelming gestalt of natural beauty, peaceful surroundings and sumptuous air and water loses it's charm as soon as I try to describe the effect it has on me. Feelings are meant to be felt; not talked about.
Every now and again I get the yen to return to the states and live among the people of my homeland The Pacific Northwest looks like a really cool part of the world, but it gets a lot of rain. The Southwest,hmmm, I wonder what it would be like to live without snow? What are the good and maybe not so good points about your town? Would you ever like to live somewhere other than where you are now?
September 17, 2008
Peek a Boo
I absolutely loath it when people tell me how "busy" they are.
Labels: Kuzumaki, Life in Japan
12 comments:
- The Grunt said...
Even though I am part of the culture of the state I am in, it is the biggest obstacle for most people to enjoy how unbelievable Utah is. The southern part of this state is unreal and can kill the unprepared in hours, but I love it to death. The north is a skiers' paradise. The east has tons of dinosaur bones. The west is a no man's land of mystery and twilight--no cow is safe. Hell, Utah is also the home state of Butch Cassidy and the Hole in the Wall gang, not to mention the original destination for "alternative" marriages. Plus, we are not Idaho, so we've got that going for us. My state slogan was rejected by the tourism bureau: "Utah, Home of the Downwinders!" On a serious note, the WWII Japanese internment camps in Utah and the Mountain Meadows Massacre are stains that will forever haunt this state...and Michael Jordan's push off of Bryon Russel in the NBA finals.
- September 17, 2008
- lime said...
dude, i am reading this at roughly 6am, i needed some sort of alert to warm me of high level vocab before i am fully conscious.
ok, i think i am ok now.
you pose an interesting set of questions given that i live in a PA "backwater" that for the last 15 years (and particularly the last 7) has been completely inundated by folks from NY/Metro NJ. i think the people who ask you why a new yorker would voluntarily choose to live in a "backwater" reveal their own bias. just as my family revealed theirs when they asked why on earth i'd leave our little town to live in a foreign land back when i moved to trinidad.
the good where i live? the natural beauty, like you said, it has to be experienced rather than described
the bad? greedy f*cking developers destroying the good with mcmansions and strip malls and people who decide both parents will commute into the city so they can afford mcmansions, meanwhile the kids are effectively abandoned.
don't get me wrong, there have been many transplants who have been a great benefit to the community and enriched the cultural landscape here. it's the ones who suck up resources and return nothing but trouble who i'd like to ship back.
- September 17, 2008
- leelee said...
We moved to South Florida in 1991, so we've been here as long as you have been in Japan. My husband and I flew south for a complete change of venue due to certain events in our lives. The short story is..we needed a real change and this sunny balmy place has truly served it's purpose.
That being said...I MISS living in NJ/NY metro area (and Lime..I am one of those folks who visited Pa regularly and am still inspired by it's beauty and fine folks...I always try to be respectful of the natives;-] )
Event though SoFla is my home, I still feel like a NJ girl..take that as you will.
My dream now would be too be a "sno-bird" 6 months in Florida for the winter and 6 months "up north".
NYD I am looking forward to seeing your photos.
- September 17, 2008
- Mona said...
I want them vegetables!
All of them!
Good points about my town...Cheap human resource, so I have a three servants, who do my cooking, cleaning, washing etc.
Bad points, extremely hot weather in summers! But the Ac/s take care of that!
Nope nope nope, I'm not going anywhere...I feel like a queen here!
- September 17, 2008
- Grant said...
Reminds me of a conference I attended. Several literary agents took time from their busy schedule to tell the group they couldn't take time from their busy schedule to actually take on new clients. I wondered how many clients they could have taken if they had used that time more efficiently.
When considering a move from Atlanta to Seattle, I discovered that Seattle averages 45 more days of precipitation per year but 14 inches less. We get more sun here, but when it rains it pours. Also, we are facing a shortage of Japanese women. Otherwise it's pretty cool here.
- September 17, 2008
- Kurt said...
When people tell me how busy they are, I tell them "Everyone is busy." It's a bad excuse.
I'm only living where I'm living temporarily. I shall return to California.
- September 17, 2008
I won't question it, in fact - I'd join you in a heartbeat. The only medicine/diet that seems to have any effect on my condition just happens to be Eastern... I'm currently trying to connect with the growing Asian community in my area for some guidance and advice....
- September 18, 2008
I can understand needing a change of place every so often and when touring the world you find one place you seem to fit and decide to stay. I have traveled within my country and lived in many areas of my state as well as other states,but being a born and raised NYker I have never found another place where I feel comfortable. Home was always here in NY, but now that most of my family and friends are gone it doesn't feel so much like home anymore. And still I stay. I guess I'm a bit frightened to let go of the familiar, otherwise I'd be living in Japan. :) Those veggies sound really good too.
Love to all
- September 18, 2008
- Corn Dog said...
I love the weather here in California. Love it all the time. The cold and I can't seem to get along any more nor the extreme heat. I love that I don't have air conditioning. I love my little shoe box house with all the slide open windows and all my neighbors on my little street. But the violence in Oakland and the trash! Oh my Lord. It is horrendous in a way I never imagined possible.
When people tell me they are busy or stressed, I always think, but is there time to vacuum? Right now, no. Dog hair running through the house as big as the little dog. And what am I doing? Playing on the computer. Yah.
- September 18, 2008
- moi said...
The Rocky Mountain West is IT por Moi. Here in Nuevo Mexico, we have an easy-going lifestyle, abundant sunshine, AND plenty of outdoor adventuring activities. Including skiing. The only other place I'd consider moving to is Utah.
- September 18, 2008
- Megan said...
"California, no doubt about it."
I admit, though, that I've been hardly anywhere else.
I enjoy the diversity. The signs on the businesses in my neighborhood are in four different languages (too bad I only speak one of them). And you got the ocean. And the mountains. And the desert. And...
I wish the 'get rich quick' lenders and builders and speculators had kept their paws out of the housing till, but we shall recover!
- September 18, 2008
- puerileuwaite said...
I thought you liked Asia for those square watermelons.
- September 18, 2008


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The OpenSUSE community announced availability of OpenSUSE Li-f-E Leap 42.1, OpenSUSE distribution targeting educational initiatives. This is based on OpenSUSE Leap 42.1 and includes all new packages up to date.
From official release announcement:
From official release announcement:
As with previous releases we have bundled a ton of softwares on this live DVD/USB specially packaged for education, along with the Plasma, GNOME and Mate Desktop Environments, full multimedia experience is also provided out of the box thanks to the Packman repositories. Only x86_64 architecture is supported, if you have a lot of machines that only support x86 then read on to find out how you can extend their Li-f-e.Read complete release announcement in OpenSUSE portal.


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Diabetic Days is a site that helps diabetics maintain their personal health records and data, as well as participate in a community of peers managing the same disease. This site eliminates the necessity of keeping track of medicines and dosages by hand, and centralizes all of the data into one online source. After creating their own account, users may submit their records either via web, email, or even mobile phone. Information may be quickly accessed by users, as well as instantly shared with doctors and specialists. Extra bonuses, such as graphs, averages, and exports, add even more information to the site, further helping users to regulate and manage their diabetic lives.
Click this link to visit http://www.DiabeticDays.com.
Fred's Head, offered by the American Printing House for the Blind, contains tips, techniques, tutorials, in-depth articles, and resources for and by blind or visually impaired people. Our blog is named after the legendary Fred Gissoni, renowned for answering a seemingly infinite variety of questions on every aspect of blindness.
Fred's Head, offered by the American Printing House for the Blind, contains tips, techniques, tutorials, in-depth articles, and resources for and by blind or visually impaired people. Our blog is named after the legendary Fred Gissoni, renowned for answering a seemingly infinite variety of questions on every aspect of blindness.
(See the end of this page for subscribing via email, RSS, browsing articles by subject, blog archive, APH resources, writing for Fred's Head, and disclaimers.)
Monday, July 28, 2008
Manage Your Diabetic Life with DiabeticDays.com
Diabetic Days is a site that helps diabetics maintain their personal health records and data, as well as participate in a community of peers managing the same disease. This site eliminates the necessity of keeping track of medicines and dosages by hand, and centralizes all of the data into one online source. After creating their own account, users may submit their records either via web, email, or even mobile phone. Information may be quickly accessed by users, as well as instantly shared with doctors and specialists. Extra bonuses, such as graphs, averages, and exports, add even more information to the site, further helping users to regulate and manage their diabetic lives.
Listen to Nature: Counting Cricket Chirps and Thunder
When I first heard about being able to tell the temperature by crickets I really thought people were trying to pull my leg. I grew up around plenty of crickets and plenty of high temperatures and had never heard of this. It turns out this chirp counting is not only true, but has been around since 1837. It's called Dolbear's Law after the scientist who figured out that the air temperature influenced the rate of cricket chirps. To experiment with this, count the number of cricket chirps in 15 seconds and then add 40. The number that you get will be a rough estimate of the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit. If you have a thermometer handy you can check and see how accurately this works for your family and your backyard crickets.
Kids might also be interested to learn that crickets don't chirp with their mouths, but use their wings to make the sound. Only the male crickets chirp, usually to attract and court females, but also to sound a danger alert.
My father taught me to count the number of seconds between a lightning flash and hearing thunder. Again, I don't think it is exactly accurate, but it must be a fairly good estimate. Sounds, like thunder, can travel a little more than one mile in five seconds. So for each five seconds you count between seeing lightning and hearing thunder, that means the lightning strike was a mile away. So ten seconds is two miles, fifteen seconds would be three miles, and so on. The reason you see the lightning first is that light travels at 186,000 miles in a second, while sound travels one fifth of a mile in that same second. That's hard for kids to understand, but it's a good science lesson. And if nothing else, they will be so busy counting that they won't worry so much about the storm.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
When to Replace Pillows, Mattresses and More
MSNBC has recommendations on when to replace forteen common household items. I have reposted the list for your convenience.
The ritual of deep cleaning doesn't just clear the cobwebs from your ceilings (and your head) it's essential for great health, too. Knowing when to pitch everything from medication to your smoke alarm helps you and your family sleep better, stay safer, heal faster, and more. Our room by room guide outlines some surprising expiration dates.
- Replace pillows every year. Hair and body oils will have soaked into a pillow's fabric and stuffing after a year of nightly use, making it a breeding ground for odor causing bacteria and allergy triggering dust mites. Using protectors can double the life of your pillows.
- Toss your mattress after five to ten years. A good mattress lasts nine to ten years, according to the National Sleep Foundation, but consider replacing yours every five to seven years if you don't sleep well. A study at Oklahoma State University found that most people who switched to new bedding after five years sleep significantly better and have less back pain.
- Change smoke alarms after ten years. After a decade of continual vigilance, a unit's sensors become less sensitive putting you at greater risk from smoke or fire should a blaze erupt. Test smoke alarms monthly and replace batteries with new ones every year. To safeguard your family, install alarms on every level of your home, in bedrooms, and outside all sleeping areas. Scary stat: One fifth of US homes have smoke alarms that don't work.
- Keep air conditioners until they die. With proper maintenance, including annual servicing, a room or central air conditioner can easily run for up to fifteen years, especially if you don't operate it year round, says Bill Harrison, president elect of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers. Check the filter at least every six weeks, particularly in humid weather. "If dirt covers the filter so you can't see the original material or view light through it, clean it or buy a new one," he says.
- Replace fire extinguishers every ten years. Portable extinguishers may lose pressure over time and become ineffective whether or not they've been triggered, says Lorraine Carli, national spokesperson for the National Fire Protection Association. If your extinguisher is rechargeable, have it serviced every six years or when the pressure is low. (Look for service companies in the Yellow Pages under fire extinguishers.)
- Replace vitamins after two years. Independent tests find that most nutritional supplements are good for three years if stored in a cool, dry place, says William Obermeyer, PhD, vice president for research at Consumer?Lab.com. Because the product may have been sitting on store or warehouse shelves for a year, chuck it two years after purchase if there's no expiration date.
- Keep water filters 20 percent longer than normal. "Filters that make health claims like lead removal are designed to provide a margin of safety in case they're not changed on time," says Rick Andrew, operations manager at NSF International, an Ann Arbor, Mich.-based company that tests filters. (This applies to most drinking water purifiers, including models from Culligan, Brita, and PUR.) Those equipped with expiration indicators (such as trigger lights) last 20 percent longer than their recommended life so a filter certified to clean one hundred gallons actually purifies one hundred and twenty. Filters without an indicator last even longer, cleaning twice the number of gallons claimed.
- Keep cutting boards indefinitely. How you sanitize the board and not its age is what kills bugs such as E. coli and Salmonella. "The decision to replace one is ultimately based on when you think it looks too beat up," says Brenda Wilson, PhD, an associate professor of microbiology at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Even a board with deep cracks or grooves is safe if it's sanitized after each use: Wash the board with detergent and hot water; then rinse and flood with a solution of 1 part full strength white vinegar to 4 parts water and let it sit for 5 minutes. Rinse with clean water, pat with a clean towel, and air dry.
- Discard contact lens solution after three months. "Once the seal is broken, germs can contaminate bottles that are left uncapped or that lack a backflow device, increasing your risk of infection," says Louise A. Sclafani, OD, an associate professor of ophthalmology at University of Chicago Hospital. Get a new case every three months, too.
- Discard your toothbrush every three to four months. The American Dental Association recommends a three to four month rotation because frayed and worn bristles don't clean as well, leaving teeth more vulnerable to decay.
- Throw away eye makeup six months after opening. The applicators used to apply mascara, liner, and shadow are repeatedly exposed to bacteria in the air and on your lashes; after six months of everyday use, they can overpower the products' preservatives, says John Bailey, PhD, chief scientist at the Personal Care Products Council. Liquid products that don't touch the eyes, such as foundation, can be used for up to two years; dry face products like powder and lip items are generally formulated to last at least three years.
- Toss antibacterial cream after one year. Beyond a year, the antibiotic is probably still good, but the chemical mix in the ointment may start to go bad, which may make the product less effective.
- Hang onto dandruff shampoo for three years: Most medicated shampoos will stay effective at least that long if there isn't an expiration date. Adding water to an almost empty bottle to get the last bit from the bottom dilutes preservatives and makes them less effective. Toss the remainder after several days.
- Use rubbing alcohol until the bottle is empty. "Rubbing alcohol practically lasts forever," says Abigail Salyers, PhD, a professor of microbiology at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Even after exposure to air, the alcohol/water solution remains stable for years, if not decades, and the alcohol kills any microbes that might get into the bottle.
The Windows Narrator
All of the later computers with Windows on them have a speech program called " Windows Narrator." This is a very, very simple screen reading program that can be used in emergencies when your regular speech program is not working or unavailable. It will absolutely not take the place of a much more sophisticated screen reading program such as JAWS or WindowEyes, nevertheless, it can be useful in some very limited situations. Here are the basic keyboard controls to navigate the Windows Narrator Program.
Windows Narrator Hot Keys
Opening and Closing Narrator
- To open Narrator from the Start Menu, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to Accessibility, and then click Narrator.
- To open Narrator using the keyboard, press the Windows Key or CTRL+ESC, press R, type narrator, and then press ENTER.
- To exit Narrator, go to the Narrator menu, arrow down to exit and press the space bar; it will ask you if you want to exit out of Narrator, yes or no, press enter on yes, and it shuts off.
Reading Options
- To read an entire window, insure the window has focus, click the window with a mouse if you have some sight and then press CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR.
- To get information about the current item, press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER.
- To get a more detailed description of an item, press CTRL+SHIFT+INSERT.
- To read the title bar of a window, press ALT+HOME.
- To read the status bar of a window, press ALT+END.
- To read the contents of an edit field, press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER, or use the arrow keys.
- To silence the speech, press CTRL.
Keyboard options
- To switch to another program, press ALT+TAB.
- To go to the next button or tool, press TAB.
- To go back, press SHIFT+TAB.
- To select an item from a drop-down list, use the arrow keys.
- To select a check box or option button, press SPACEBAR.
- To open Utility Manager, press Windows logo key+U.
Friday, July 18, 2008
Talking Cash Register for the Blind
We have had many requests and questions about talking cash registers. Questions range from does one exist to why don't more blind and visually impaired people use them?
I'm not sure why they aren't used more by rehab agencies to assist people with employment, but I can tell you that yes, they do exist and here's the description:
Basic Register. 20 departments standard. Inventory control through PLU's and journal reports. Includes discrete keys, voice on/off switch, talking journals, and computer interface capability.
Distributed by CAPTEK/Science Products, 800-888-7400. Manufacturer's Suggested Price $2240.00 plus shipping. Maintenance/Technical Support by the SHARP nationwide dealer network.
Article Source:
American Foundation for the Blind
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Portable Digital Magnifier from ThinkGeek
I've mentioned before that products that benefit the blind or visually impaired are often originally not made for us, and I have found another perfect example from ThinkGeek. Here's the description they have for a Portable Digital Magnifier:
You'll be magnifying everything around you!
"When this item arrived at ThinkGeek headquarters we found it to be very fun and, quite honestly, pretty addictive. With the ability to zoom in on objects with various levels of magnification, it's amazing how many ordinary items suddenly become much more intriguing when enlarged. Getting a closer look often can illuminate many new details and a whole new level of understanding about the composition of an object. Magnification can reveal both flaws and unexpected complexities".
The Portable Digital Magnifier outputs the magnification to a crystal clear 2" LCD screen and with the push of a button the image can be frozen on the screen, for closer inspection. A conveniently located scroll wheel lets you instantly change the magnification level, from 5x to 20x (in increments of 1x). The magnifier illuminates using three built-in LEDs and the included batteries re-charge via USB connection. Takes 3 rechargeable AAA batteries. Dimensions: 4.75" x 2.4" x .85" and weighs 4oz.
There's no mention of how helpful this could be to someone who has low vision, but it sounds really cool! Its even cooler when you find that the price is under $200 and the only drawback that I see is the screen, it may be a little small at 2".
Click this link to purchase the Portable Digital Magnifier from ThinkGeek.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Ten Disgusting Smells and How to Get Rid of Them
Some smells simply hang around no matter what you do. Aerosol sprays just cover them up and make things worse. Natural ways of dealing with them are far more effective.
Here are ten of the most disgusting smells that can invade a home and how to get rid of them:
- Fishy Smells: Cooking fresh fish always creates an awful smell and it's hard to get rid of, even after several days. There is a natural and effective way to get fresh air back in the kitchen. Cut a lemon in half and boil it in a little water. The steam disperses the aroma and neutralises the fish smell.
- Pet Puddles: White vinegar in warm water will help to get rid of the smell left behind by pet accidents. It is also good for washing away skunk smells.
- Damp Cupboard: If you have a cupboard that smells musty and damp put a box of cat litter in there. The cat litter will absorb the damp smell and leave the room/cupboard smelling fresh.
- Smelly Microwave: Squeeze half a lemon into some water and place the dish into the microwave. Heat at full power for two minutes. Once the water condenses inside the microwave wipe with a soft absorbent cloth. This will leave
your microwave fresh and clean.
- Cigarette Smoke: Cigarette smoke in a car can hang around for ages. Soak two towels in white vinegar. Put each into a plastic bowl. Put these near the ashtray and the back seat. Leave over night. When you take the bowls out the smell will have disappeared.
- Stale Smelling Fridge: To freshen your fridge soak a piece of cotton wool in vanilla and leave inside. It will give it
a fresh and clean aroma. A dish with baking soda in it works well too.
- Sour Milk Smells: Get rid of the smell of stale, sour milk on fabrics. Soak in white vinegar for a couple of hours and wash as usual. If you can't wash the fabric, dab the area with tissue and then apply white vinegar. Dab again and get the area as dry as possible. You might have to do this several times.
- Stale Freezer Smell: Freezer defrosted? The smell can be really bad. Empty the freezer and wash out with soap and warm water then wash the inside with bicarbonate of soda dissolved in a little water. Finally put a cut onion in the bottom
and leave overnight. Remove the onion and leave the door of the freezer open for a while. This should get rid of the bad smell.
- Musty Old Carpets: To take smells out of old carpets, use a steam cleaner and put a scoop of Oxyclean, or similar product into the water. It will freshen it up and stop the odour.
- Plastic Containers: Plastic containers can sometimes smell, especially if they are stored with their lids on. Crumple a piece of newspaper and place it inside the container. Replace the lid and leave overnight. This will remove the smell.
Monday, July 14, 2008
A Treasure Trove of Free Streaming Videos and Movies
This has to be one of the greatest finds I have come across on the web as of late.
OVguide is an aggregator that lists every video streaming site on the web for your viewing pleasure. On their very easy to navigate site, you will find links to
feature length films, TV shows, and different genre videos to tickle your fancy. YouTube is, of course, on the top of the list but there
are many obscure sites listed as well that feature a variety of programming for kids and adults. I checked out a few streaming movies and the quality may not be all that great, but it gets the job done. You can rate the best sites or add comments. Either way, you may never leave your computer again.
Click this link to visit http://www.ovguide.com.
Sunday, July 06, 2008
Resources For Teaching A Blind Student with Learning Disabilities
Here are some online resources that should be of assistance:
Parent/Child Activities from the Iowa Braille School: http://www.iowa-braille.k12.ia.us/parent_child.html has several links that may be of interest.
Our Favorite Toys from the Overbrook School for the Blind: http://www.obs.org/parent/our_favorite_toys.htm is a list of toys for the blind and other disabilities.
The Blind Children's Fund: http://www.blindchildrensfund.org provides parents and professionals information, materials, and resources that will help them successfully teach and nurture infants and children who are blind, visually, and multi-impaired. This website has lots of articles, activities and links for parents.
Blindness and Low Vision Resources Page from The University of South Carolina: http://uscm.med.sc.edu/CDR/blind.htm has books on activities for children with multiple disabilities.
KidSource OnLine: http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/pages/preschoolers.disabilities.html has printed materials that can be ordered from their site.
Are you looking for some new ideas for activities for your learners who have low vision or are blind? Here is a website with some great photos of tactual activities you can make. Click this link to visit the Professional Development Program in Victoria, Australia.
The following books are available from a variety of websites:
Early Learning Step by Step: Children with Visual Impairment and Multiple Disabilities
L. Nielsen. (1993). SIKON, Copenhagen, Denmark. 168 pp.
This book reviews certain sequences of learning to help identify "the next step" in development and to determine "missing links" in sequences. Approaches and environmental adaptations that may facilitate learning are suggested.
Subjects Covered:
- Active learning
- The development of movement in fetuses, newborns, and infants without disabilities
- Combining movement with tactual, visual, auditory, and other sensory experiences
- Movements used as emotional responses
- Comparison of the development of movement in infants with and without vision
- Materials and toys
- Learning to chew, eat, dress, undress, manipulate objects, and develop basic concepts through comparison
- Combining movement with tactual, visual, auditory, and other sensory experiences
- Movements used as emotional responses
Here are some additional, currently available, titles (from The American Foundation for the Blind: http://www.afb.org:
Reach Out and Teach: Meeting the Training Needs of Parents of Visually and Multiple Handicapped Young Children
K. Ferrell. (1985). American Foundation for the Blind, New York.
Reach Out and Teach was written to give parents the information they need to raise their children with visual or multiple impairments. The materials consist of four parts: a parent handbook containing information on early child development with activities and ideas to be used in the home, a Reachbook or workbook to help parents keep track of their child's growth, a set of slide presentations, and a teacher's manual. The Parent Handbook (257 pp.) and the Reachbook (171 pp.) are companion volumes.
Subjects Covered:
- Learning basics for parents
- Understanding your child's vision
- Behavior and self-concept
- Family interactions
- Skill development: Motor, daily living, communication, sensory development, cognition
- The school years and beyond
When You Have a Visually Impaired Student with Multiple Disabilities in Your Classroom:
A Guide for Teachers
By Jane N. Erin, Ph.D.
Format: Paperback (also available in: ASCII Disk)
Pages: 111 pp.
Publisher: AFB Press
Year of publication: 2004
Collaborative Assessment:
Working with Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired, Including Those with Additional Disabilities
Edited by Stephen A. Goodman, M.A., M.S., Stuart H. Wittenstein, Ed.D.
Proven, successful techniques at your fingertips!
Format: Paperback (also available in: ASCII Disk)
Pages: 430 pp.
Publisher: AFB Press
Year of publication: 2003<
Parenting Children with Multiple Disabilities
If you have - or someone you know has - a child who is blind or visually impaired along with one or more other disabilities, Hadley School for the Blind has a new course just for you, Parenting Children with Multiple Disabilities. "This course is designed for family members of children with visual impairment and one or more other disabilities."
Hadley courses are all done by correspondence and are all free of charge if you are visually impaired, a family member of a visually impaired person or a person who works in the blindness field. You can check out this new course by going here and scrolling down to For Family Education Students.
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Send Text Messages to Your Blind Friends
As a sighted person, you love having the convenience of sending text messages to your sighted friends, but what about your friends who are blind? Is there a way to send them a text message without them purchasing an expensive cell phone with speech?
It is possible for certain cellular phone customers to send a text message to a landline phone. The recipient of such a text message does not need a modified telephone. The text message is automatically converted to an automated voice message through "text to speech" technology. All the recipient must do is listen to the message and respond with a recorded voice message of his or her own.
When a cellular phone customer sends a text message to a landline, he or she must first compose the message using a Short Message Service (SMS) format and then input the ten digit phone number of the recipient's landline phone. The cellular phone service provider will attempt to send the text message to a landline at least three times. If the recipient answers the phone, he or she should hear the automated voice message. If the landline phone is not answered, the message may go to voice mail or an answering machine.
Depending on the cellular provider, customers who have subscribed to the SMS service can send a text message to a landline anywhere in the United States, its territories, and possibly Canada. The text to voice program does not require the recipient to install any special equipment or subscribe to a cellular phone service. The sender usually receives a confirmation message stating that the text message has been successfully delivered to the landline.
While it is possible to send a text message to a landline, it is not generally possible to send a text message from a landline to a cellular phone. The recipient of a text message can sometimes choose from a menu of possible responses and send a voice message, but this voice message will not be converted to text on the cellular phone side.
Standard texting and phone call rates apply when sending a text message to a landline phone, and the phone number must be a recognized landline, not another cellular phone.
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1 - Mariah Mercedes:
Love it. Great chorus, great performance, overall writing and production..
2 - Governing Dynamics:
Great clean guitar tones. Add more production on the chorus ("here's to the losers") and drive it home more as a hood. Double the vocals and had some gan harmonies in the later choruses. Killer lyrics too. And great delivery. Clean production that leaves me wanting for not much. Killer guitar solo too!
3 - Ross Durand:
Great mix, like wow. Back in Homeroom is a great chorus. Lyrics paint a picture and put you there. This is great song.
4 - Shyfox:
Great arrangement. Gets to the chorus quick the first time around, but the second time takes a little too long. The "Don't worry, you got a birdie on your shoulder" line is your chorus. Drive that home. Repeat it many times threat. In fact, rewrite the song based on that line alone
5 - 27 Tikis:
Honest delivery. Good mix. Hooks apparent from the beginning. I like how the lyrics are indirect and still applicable. And it's fun. This is a great song with a great arrangement. Not too long either.
6 - James Young:
Great song. Chorus repeats. Make production bigger. Use an acoustic room for the drums.
other than that, it's super poignant and great late 80s writing and production
7 - Boffo Yux Dudes:
Great hooks. Parts are there. Arrangement could use a tweak and picking something to run with more as a chorus would help a lot.
8 - Jerry Skids:
Writing is amazing. The prechorus is killer. Running an acoustic guitar direct is never good but if it's just a demo, I understand. I also get the BTTF refs, which is important. I wish now was then.
9 - Kyleen Downes:
Great simple production and honest and captivating performance. **Should have edited the breaths out of the vocal take and/or used a better pop screen though. I like that just as tension is building, the writing gets fun. The 'do what you do' hook is the chorus and we need to hear way more of that and could stand with less verses. Get to that part within the first minute of the song.
10 - Zoe Gray:
Pre hook should be the verse. Lay a low harmony on the chorus to make it more chorusey. By the second time I got to the chorus, I had already forgotten about the first one, but the Pre chorus still kicked me in the face. Chorus just needs more hook to it. The lines in the 2nd and 4th bar work great, but more harmomies and doubled vox would do it.
11 - Ryan M. Brewer:
Killer Production and performances. And hooks, both musical and vocal. The lyrics and arrangement is where I get lost. Some of it is a little too out there, with a song that has too much potential of a sum-of-the-parts rewrite.
12 - Lucky Witch & The Righteous Ghost:
The "crown of thorns" part is an amazing chorus hook. Like wow. And great vocal delivery. Need to drive that home more, and implement a performance of that guitar part that's in tune, more tonally captivating. Something roomier and more compressed. Happy to help with this.
13 - Kevin Savino-Riker:
Nice vocal panning and writing and mix. Interestingly good simple tracking approach. Great driving home of the hook, but only once. Arrangement could use a tweak, but lots of great parts
14 - Heather Zink:
Honest performance and simple production, but no present hook, other than a repeating set of melodies.
15 - DJ Ranger Den:
Great vocal production. And message. And lyrics. There are however a bunch of digital hiccups at about 1:10.
16 - Army Defense:
Good hooks, straightforward songwriting. No defined chorus though.
17 - Steve Stearns:
Great intro. Make it half as long with that same drum fill on the 4th bar. Make the vocals less loud in the mix. Harmonies panned left is a killer move. No discernible chorus. You need one. Pick 2 lines and run with them. Lose the Tinder refs if you can.
18 - Alex Forger:
Memorable parts and melodies. Hook comes back enough to matter, but its moe folky than anything
19 - Jailhouse Payback:
Great writing right off the bat. The hooks are so good, I forget that it's about current events. Add harmonies and/or doubles to the prechorus. 2nd part of the song kinda comes in unannounced.
20 - Ominous Ride:
Great production. Nice changes. I wish the one boat two boat thing happened earlier. I dunno if that prechorus is needed.
21 - Summer Wynn:
Great music. Vocals come in too overwhelming and to intense, although I can relate to every single word, I have a hard time giving it big marks for writing.
22 - Brain Gray:
Intro is a bit long. Snare drum tone needs work. Vocals sound like they were recorded accidentally.
Lyrics are too daring. Vocal performance is great though. Focus more on writing
23 - Bryan Schumann:
This is an aweome, Elbow esque production in the verses. By the chorus, it gets a little too weird for me though.
24 - Adam Sakellarides:
Writing is relevant, but lyrics are a little too period. Also didn't hear a chorus. Great production though.
25 - Megalodon:
Good writing initially, but kinda goes nowhere. Interesting production approach.
26 - Caravan Ray:
Great vocal production, but not hooky enough
27 - Mick Bordet:
Honest performance, and great production, but nothing memorable in the writing.
28 - Turtle Fence:
I get the writing and that it means something. But I feel like the listener was never considered in this one at all.
29 - Emperor Gum:
This is like the Monster Mash of political songs. Best way I can put it. Only without the repeating hook.
30 - Dr. Lindyke:
Good example of classic Eastern European production and writing, but too comedic for me. And add to the keyboard tone
31 - Domingo:
Perfect East indian production. Not much in terms of repeating parts, but it's a prime example of the style.
32 - Rob From Amersfoort:
This would be too weird for Kraftwerk. That says stuff.
Shadow - Andy Glover:
Great writing. Honest delivery.
DQ - The Crack Fox:
Amazing production. Honorable mention, but given that this is a songwriting thing, I'm stuck.


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The little scorpion that fell of the back of the mother still seems to do fine. I tried to make a few macro pictures with my digital camera of the recently born scorpion. Since it hasn't molted yet (as far as I know) it's called a first instar.
Since I discovered "Romy" the scorpion having scorplings (babies) last Monday I am not sure about the age of the scorpling. I remember I saw the scorpion a week ago, walking around, and didn't see any babies. So the little one in the above picture is probably less then a week old.
I like the coloring of the legs of the scorpion a lot. The body length from head to the start of the tail is about 5 mm.
Since scorpions stay with the mother until their first molt it's unlikely that this scorpion baby survives without its mother.


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Sunday, December 25, 2016
Strawberry Torte with Blueberries
Strawberry Blueberry torte or trifle
Angel food cake (I make mine from Betty Crocker mix)
(You won't be using all of the cake!!! Cut or pull apart into 1" cubes.)
1 can Eagle Brand FAT FREE condensed milk
1 Box of Jello Sugar Free White Chocolate Instant Pudding mix
1 can of Reddi Whip Can of whip cream (preferred over Cool Whip but it's personal taste)
1 1/2 Quarts Strawberries cut with an egg slicer
1 pint Blueberries
Tools: Hand mixer and large mixing bowl; 2 cup measuring cup and large scraper; Large trifle bowl as seen in picture.
Bake the Angel Food cake according to directions on the box. Cake needs to cool down before assembling.
While it cooks, start the pudding.
Get a 2 cup measuring cup. Put 1/4 cup water in the bottom, and then pour Eagle Brand Fat Free condensed milk in. Scrape all of it you can out of the can. Stir to mix the water with the condensed milk before continuing to fill the cup up to the 2 cup point with a bit more water, mixing it again before adding. Pour into a large mixing bowl. Add the pudding mix and using hand mixer, mix on low for 2 minutes. Clean mixer blades into pudding so that you get as much as possible off. Spray 2 cups or more of the Reddi Whip whip cream into pudding and "fold" into the pudding. This means gently with a large scraper "folding" it over itself several times until it is mixed. Try NOT to stir it. Refrigerate until cake is cooled and ready to assemble the torte.
Layering: 1" portions of Angel Food cake on bottom. There are two layers, and you decide how much you want to use so put 1.5 to 2 inches of the cake. Next, the majority of the blueberries, holding back some for the top, as seen in the picture. Top with HALF of pudding mixture, spreading it gently over lower level.
Now for the second layer of cake cubes, but this time use a layer of strawberries. Spread remaining half of pudding mix on top of that. Arrange the pretty top with strawberries fanning out from the middle with blueberries as the center. The Torte or Trifle should be refrigerated until ready to eat. Good luck keeping the family away from it before your guests get to enjoy it. Once you taste it you will see why I say that.
Oh, and by the way, it's DIET!!! Low on calories and fat and full of good things from the berries. Unfortunately, it does have High Fructose Corn Syrup in the Eagle Brand, and Bad sweetner in the pudding mix. But those are miner since it saves you tons in calories and fat.
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Christen Karch has more than ten years of experience in the field of mental health. She has worked with children, adolescents, adults and geriatrics in both outpatient and inpatient settings. Her previous experience also includes case management, foster care services, group development and working with numerous community resources for patient advocacy. She has a Bachelor's of Science with a concentration in Clinical Psychology from Kutztown University. Christen is responsible for overseeing the intake department.
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Submitted by jonathan on Thu, 2007-11-15 22:07
Comments of Susan McCabe (Voice of Vashon) to the FCC, 9 Nov 2007:
My name is Susan McCabe and I am a resident of Vashon Island out in Puget Sound. I am also past-President of the Board of Directors for the Voice of Vashon, an internet radio station dedicated to providing the people of our island with the means to express their creativity and to disseminate information of local interest.
We have been doing this for seven years and recently won some recognition for our efforts from the Knight-Batten Foundation. We also provide Emergency Broadcast Service to the island as part of the emergency preparedness plan which has been heralded as a model for the rest of King Co. The volunteers who are the Voice of Vashon donate collectively tens of thousands of hours each year to make this happen.
We are a shining example of what community media should be and yet we cannot get the FCC to grant us a LPFM license to broadcast not to the greater Puget Sound, but just to our feisty little island. How long can we remain a potential community asset without the ability to gratify our volunteers?
So you are here to hear what we the public think about the proposal to further consolidate media control. We told you a year ago when you came to Seattle that media consolidation is a patently bad idea, no ifs ands or buts about it so what part of that did you not understand? Do you think that another year of listening to the same homogenized, formulaic, mindless crap that passes for news and entertainment on the commercial dial has suddenly caused us to say -- why yes, I'd like more of that please!
We need to reframe this discussion entirely; the debate we should be having is how can the media giants justify polluting the airwaves that they currently control, not why we should give them more. The FCC has forgotten its mission and its obligation to the people, and it has become an adjunct of large corporate interests. Now is the time to public need ahead of private opportunity. Now is the time for the Voice of Vashon and all the struggling little community stations in our country to get their license to be heard. Thank you.
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Cleveland State scored 10 points from offensive rebounds in the fourth period and rallied for a 71-68 victory over the Youngstown State women's basketball team in the Horizon League opener for both teams on Saturday at the Wolstein Center.
Youngstown State led 38-32 at halftime and 45-35 three minutes into the third period. Cleveland State rallied to take a 52-51 lead in the final minute of the period, and it held on throughout a close fourth period.
Mary Dunn led the Penguins with 16 points and six rebounds, and three other YSU players scored in double figures. Alison Smolinski scored 13 points, Indiya Benjamin had 10 and Kelley Wright had a dozen off the bench. Wright made all four of her 3-pointers in the first half as YSU went 9-for-20 from beyond the arc in the first 20 minutes. The Penguins were 2-for-14 in the second half, including 1-for-10 in the final period.
Ashanti Abshaw finished with a game-high 27 points on 12-for-19 shooting, and nine of those points came in the fourth period. Jade Ely had 15 points, 15 rebounds and five assists.
Smolinski made two 3-pointers in the first four minutes as Youngstown State scored eight of the game's first 10 points. YSU led 14-13 at the end of the first period, and Cleveland State's first lead of the afternoon came on an Abshaw bucket on the first possession of the second period. Wright hit a pair of 3s during a 10-2 run that gave the Penguins a 33-28 advantage at the 3:16 mark, and Wright's final trey of the opening half put YSU ahead 38-32.
Dunn scored YSU's first seven points in the second half, and her basket at the 7:17 mark of the third period gave the Penguins their largest lead at 45-35. Cleveland State went on a 17-6 run over the next six minutes to go up 52-51 on a Khayla Livingston basket, but YSU scored the final five points of the period to take a 56-52 lead into the final 10 minutes.
Eight of Cleveland State's first nine points in the fourth followed offensive rebounds, and Ely's 3-pointer with 7:47 remaining put the Vikings ahead 61-58. A Benjamin triple just over three minutes later put YSU back on top 64-63, and YSU's final lead came when Benjamin hit another basket to make the score 66-65. Abshaw scored off a miss on Cleveland State's next possession, and Ely hit a layup in transition with 3:10 remaining to put the Vikings up 69-66. Smolinski's basket with 2:01 remaining gave YSU its final points, and neither team scored over the final 1:40. Wright had a tying 3-point attempt in the final seconds that spun out.
Cleveland State shot 46.9 percent from the field and outrebounded the Penguins 48-35. YSU finished with 11 3-pointers, six more than Cleveland State, and the Penguins had a 15-8 edge in points off turnovers.
Youngstown State will play a pair of Horizon League road contests next week, starting with a 5 p.m. game at Wright State on Thursday.


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Tourism Destinatons
Pump the Adrenaline at Tempoeran River Tubing
Going on an adventure is not the end of a journey, but a learning which you can get from life. There are many sides of adventure you can enjoy. Lumajang is the rich place of nature which brings us into an adventure.
Tempoeran Tubing Adventure, located 200 meter from the south of teak wood at Tempuran districr, Lumajang, East Java will challenge us to go along its cascade. Along 4 km through the river for two hours, we will be tossed on a big rubber tyre.
This adventure is so fun and challenging. It is even more fun to enjoy it with friends and family. Before it starts, the instructor will explain some ways to try their tubing. The current is quite normal at the beginning. However, after 10 minutes, we will be challenged to face a strong river stream. It is suggested to follow the stream, to keep our body balanced, and to stay on the rubber tyre.
When we pass through a strong river flow, there is a guide for two tubing participants, so the safety and comfort keep coming first. If our position is not at the right place to pass through the strong one, they will stop us and reset our position to avoid falling down the river. However, the sensation of tubing is not only about following the strong stream but also about falling down from the easy cascade if our position is not stable.
After an hour going through the river, you can take a break while enjoying a glass of warm ginger milk from the guides to keep us warm. Here you can swim and jump into the depth of the river at the break point.
After enjoying the glass of warm ginger milk, we will try a deeper cascade at this point. It needs your skill to control your balance on tyre to avoid falling down. It also requires focus to avoid rocks hurting our body.
How to Get There:
It is located at Senduro district, Tempuran, on the southern of Lumajang downtown taking 90 minutes trip.
Surabaya/ Malang bus station – Wonorejo bus station – Klojen intersection – Senduro market
Jember/ Banyuwangi bus station – Wonorejo station – Klojen intersection – Senduro market.
Mandara Giri Temple, The Hindus Temple and Ceremonial Stage – Lumajang
Mandara Giri Temple Mandara Giri Temple is one of religious tourims in Lumajang that often visited by many pilgrimage. This great temple also save Lumajang history in the past. When you are lucky, you can visit this temple while the … Continue reading
Dampar Beach – Lumajang
Dampar Beach Dampar Beach is located in Bades Village, in Pasirian district, about 28 Km from Lumajang. It is a popular tourist beach with beautiful white sand along the beach. Dampar Beach is one of Lumajang beaches that offers its … Continue reading
Selokambang Swimming Pool
Selokambang Swimming Pool Selokambang swimming pool is about 6km from west of Lumajang. The visitors can enjoy the beautiful, fresh and natural panorama. The society around it believe that the water can be recovered kinds of diseases, for example skin … Continue reading
Watu Gedeg Beach
Watu Gedeg Near the Watu Godeg coast there is Watu Gedeg beach, located at Tempursari, this beach is about 33 km from Lumajang town. It offers incredible scenery and amazing powerful waves. Visit this one of amazing Lumajang beaches that … Continue reading


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War and Natural Distasters:
It used to be that natural disasters had an impact on the citizenry such that the loss, pain and suffering that occur during a disaster was felt across the Nation and an inherent feeling of human connection was able to be translated into a Patriotic fervor.Unfortunately, natural disasters do not make the same impact that they used to. Floods, fires, twisters etc all have a significantly diminished impact in human loss, death and destruction for several reasons the most important of which is Federal Government programs (honorable intent and fundamentally necessary of course) that have reduced the need for direct involvement of the citizenry nationally. Also important, technology and development planning has significanly improved our ability to deal with natural forces.The only siginificant events in the National context that place the citizens in common peril and exercise natural human affinity and bonds are wartime events and other inexplicable externally created events (eg: terrorism). The end result? A diminishing of the strength of patriotic bonds that bind our society together. Those patriotic bonds are hardly exercised at all during peace time. Natural disasters rarely exercise them anymore.We are almost surprized, confused as to how to deal with patriotic emotions, they come so rarely to so many. Like your first personal experience with death, the emotions of patriotism seem alien to many, difficult to deal with, even unwanted.
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Sunday, March 12, 2017
Charlie Hart: Gone Too Soon
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Well done. He was one of the legends.ReplyDelete
Thanks. Still shocked.ReplyDelete
Very nice tribute, Tim. It reminded me of what a nice guy Charlie always was.ReplyDelete
And thanks for letting me be a part of that amazing staff.Replies
Thanks, Joe. That was one fantastic crew, yourself included.Delete
Very cool stories!ReplyDelete
I remember Charlie so well as a listner I always thought he was so much like WKRP in Cinncinnati Dr. Johnny Fever. The thing is I could see him doing that stuff. The highlight was when I wrote him a letter and I ended up getting a letter back along with his autographed picture, a bumper sticker autographed by all the DJ's and just a lot of little things in it. I thought I was the richest kid ever. I still listen to country radio and hear some of the guys from the WYTL family. Dan Stone and Earl Brooker come to my mind. I wondered what happened to Charlie and thought of him often. Rest in Peace and keep spinning the vinyl up there. You were a giving person and an icon to my way of thinking. They don't make them like you anymore. To this day when I see Howard Hesseman on TV I think of you. I will see you again some day I hopeReplyDeleteReplies
Such kind words, Tami - thanks for saying them!Delete
- Craig StapelMay 31, 2017 at 11:06 AM
Magic memories col Tim Thanks for sharingReplyDelete


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Jennifer Lopez was born to be a star with the sun shining brightly as both her sun sign and her ascendant. Jenifer personifies Leo and all of its natural talent, hard work, and glory. She believes in her ability to do whatever she puts her mind and heart to, regardless of what others think or say. As a Leo, Jennifer is a born performer. There's no doubt that when the lights and cameras are turned off she continues to keep the beats running in her head and perfecting every step for the next show.
Leo Sun
Love is Jennifer's strength and weakness as we've seen with her many public relationships. Leos are in love with being in love and believe deeply in the fantasy tales that happily-ever-after is real. This is why Jennifer continues to keep her heart open and give herself over to the ideals of love. But she needs to be sure she doesn't lose herself in any of these relationships—someone with ideal notions of romance is not likely to be crushed when the love ends. But love is at Jennifer's fingertips and she is magical enough to conjure up its power at any time.
Scorpio Moon
Yes, Jennifer is a public superstar who has reached the highest ranks of celebrity, but you better believe that she has a very private life that not even those closest to her know of. This is the nature of a Scorpio moon. Jennifer's moon placement means that her talents, passions, and powers run into the deep places within her. She fears very little and is willing to visit the most intimate of spaces within the heart of another and herself. She loves with deep intensity and passion and when things get dark, Jennifer gets strong. With this moon placement It's not impossible that she practices some type of traditional magic and that it is one of her secret weapons.
Leo Ascendant
Holy moly, Jennifer's ascendant and her sun sign are in conjunction. This means that the mask she presents to the world is Leo and she's a Leo. She was destined to be just where she is, and it's likely that her path there was pretty straightforward. Her talents and persona are strikingly original, and when she made a big impression when first hit the scene. A beautiful, curvy, talented, and smart Latina, her Leo power put her at the center of the stage and has kept her there. Jennifer was born to perform, born to love, and born to be a really fun mother.
Other famous Leos:
Barack Obama, Viola Davis, James Corden, J.K Rowling, Monica Lewinsky


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When you're on a diet that requires a lot of cooking at home, lunch can be challenging. Who has time to cook in the middle of the day? I sure as heck don't. And when you can't have a sandwich or anything processed but have to have protein, to me that means tuna.
1 can tuna, drained
1 tbsp. minced onion
1-2 tbsp. minced celery
1-2 tbsp. minced radish
1-2 tbsp. minced cucumber
1-2 tbsp. minced green olive
1 tsp. lemon juice
Olive oil
- Mix ingredients together.
- Add olive oil and mix until mixture reaches desired consistency and moistness.
Serve on top of salad greens.
*Could add things like capers or dill if so desired.
I picked up some smoked salmon at my local farmers' market recently, but wasn't quite sure what to do with it, especially since I can't have bread right now. But I love smoked salmon spread for bagels, so I riffed on that and put it on some yucca crackers I found at a local paleo store in Berkeley. Using coconut cream as a substitute for cream cheese or creme fraiche actually works fairly well here. Just be warned it will get pretty thick once you refrigerate it.
Quick Paleo Salmon Mousse
3-4 oz. smoked salmon
¼ tsp. dill
¼ tsp. minced onion
¼ tsp. lemon juice
approximately 2-3 tbsp. coconut cream
- Pulse ingredients together in food processor or blender until smooth.
Serve on paleo friendly crackers.
This will harden in the fridge because of the coconut cream, so it's probably best to eat after making it or blend leftovers with additional coconut cream.


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going very slow....
I am going very slow with my assignments. The english course has 4 units all together. Each unit or book, has 5 lessons. Each lesson has 4 support questions and 1 Key question. All i have to do is answer all the 5 lessons Key questions and handed in.
After i finish a book, i only get to get the second book or unit.
Rite now i am at first book second lesson only. Sigh...very cham ler... headache...dun feel like studying at all. Getting old..brain also bit jam here and there liao. I just finished typing the second lesson key question. Don't think i can continue the lesson 3.
Man i am bit frustrated.
ANyway, just wanna let out a bit..hehehe... Well, Ryan is getting taller nowadays.. and he talks a lot lately. Learned lotsa chinese words.. of course chinese words...he only speaks cantonese..hehehee..
I tried to teach him both cantonese and english..but he got confuse easily. He picked up his cantonese faster than english.
But he learned how to sing fast...but his pronounciation of those english words is very bad...didn't get it properly.
Oh well, he is only 2 and a half.. hopefully he can get better :)
On saturday, my neighbour Mara were out doing her gardening. All of a sudden, heavy rain poured down.. but she continued coz she said she has no time to do it except for today.
So, my dear son, kept calling "Arra, (MARA) ... okkk kei ar...sapp sappp (house ar ..wet wet)
what he meant was...go inside the house.. u r getting wet.
but poor Ryan, Mara didn't understand what he said...soo again he didn't get any response from her..
heheh but this time he didn't say "em kong la"
he soo cute!


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Columbine Report Stirs Anger
Attorney General Ken Salazar also said he is investigating whether authorities tried to cover up what they knew about the rampage. However, he did not blame the Jefferson County sheriff's office for missing warning signs about Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, and said he found no evidence of negligence.
But the attorney general said his investigation is not complete and has grown since he was asked to look into contacts between the killers and investigators beginning in 1997, two years before the attack.
Salazar said his staff interviewed two former sheriff's officials just this week. He also said authorities are still trying to find a file detailing a search warrant affidavit for Harris' home after a pipe bomb was found along a bike path in 1998 — a search that never took place.
"We are still looking for that file," Salazar said.
Asked if he thought there was a cover-up, he said: "I do not know today." Speaking in a room with somber families of the dead staring at him from the back wall, Salazar promised to issue a supplemental report.
Harris, 18, and Klebold, 17, killed 12 students and a teacher before taking their own lives at the school near Littleton on April 20, 1999. It remains the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history.
"In the end, none of the many efforts to open up the Columbine records, including today's activity, will mean much beyond passing curiosity if we cannot learn from this tragedy," Salazar said at a news conference.
Salazar said his investigators looked at how sheriff's officials reacted to 1997 complaints about Harris, from a thrown snowball that cracked a car window to a prank telephone call.
There were more ominous signs, too: Authorities have said an anonymous tip that year led a deputy to a Web site run by Harris that said the two teens had built pipe bombs and concluded: "Now our only problem is to find the place that will be 'ground zero."'
Family members said Salazar's report failed to give them the answers they crave.
"This raises more questions than it answers," said Dawn Anna, whose daughter, Lauren Townsend, died at Columbine. "I would disagree that there was no negligence."
Nearby, more than 150 people lined up to view a vast and chilling display of evidence — the murder weapons, bullet fragments, the chairs and tables where the victims were gunned down.
The collection includes computer screens, shell casings and pieces of clothing sealed in bags. It features everything from the guns the teenage attackers used to kill classmates, to the furniture from the cafeteria where many died, to arrest and autopsy reports, reports CBS News Correspondent Bob McNamara.
There are also amateur videos of Harris and Klebold, similar to the chilling images released last year of the pair practicing with their deadly arsenal six weeks before the school attack.
A message board put up in a school window that day still says in blue Magic Marker: "1 bleeding to death."
Authorities also released two videos, one of the anxious scene in a park across the street from the school that day, and another, 90-minute compilation of videos made by Harris and Klebold.
Much of the material is headed for the state archives. Relatives of the dead and survivors of the horrific attack saw much of it for the first time in a private viewing Wednesday.
"This new information isn't likely to change the legal dynamic involved in this tragedy. The lawsuits brought years ago by the family members of victims were either dismissed or settled or both. And I'm not sure there is anything in this newly-released batch of evidence that would permit anyone to reopen their case," says CBSNews.com Legal Analyst Andrew Cohen.
"Seeing the evidence and information, I think, reinforces the notion that many survivors and family members of victims have -- that the authorities missed plenty of opportunities to do more to reign in Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold before they killed all those people. But from a legal perspective, it won't change a thing -- the law in Colorado and elsewhere is very protective of public officials in these sorts of circumstances," says Cohen.
Darrell Scott, whose daughter Rachel was killed in the massacre, told CBS News Early Show that seeing the evidence was "impossible to fully describe."
"It was an emotional event for everyone there to walk in and see," he told the "And probably the most emotional for any one of us would be to see the weapon that killed our child or that killed the teacher."
A key part of Salazar's investigation looked at work done by former sheriff's deputy John Hicks. Sheriff Ted Mink asked Salazar to investigate why a 1997 report by Hicks — found in a folder last October — was never reviewed as part of the probe into the shootings.
Hicks also looked into a 1998 complaint that Harris posted a death threat against a fellow student on the Web site, along with descriptions of pipe bombs he and Klebold built.
Randy and Judy Brown, whose son was named in the threat, reported the information to the sheriff's office. A warrant was drafted to search Harris' home, but it was never executed.
Hicks left the department in 2000 and now lives in South Carolina.
Tom Mauser, whose son, Daniel, was killed at the school, said he wanted more details about why the search never took place.
"If we're going to learn lessons, that's a key part of it," he said. "Why did law enforcement stop where it did?"


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More than anything else, Memphis' Oblivians are gonna be remembered for fostering a scene. Yeah, there're some scattershot hits shuffled into the group's discography, which now comprises four proper studio albums, a handful of low-run curios and some singles. Its latest, "Desperation," comes off as a more lushly conceived melodic affair than in the past—one on which the spirit of the band's beneficiaries comes to bear. There's still an indecipherable amount of distortion on just about every note the dual-guitar act offers, and that Bo Diddley beat remains an important part of the trio's approach, a cover of the Stones' "Loving Cup" being an early-album example. "Call the Police" sounds like a rock 'n' roll song from Memphis should: Organ dominates the track as the band reels back and shoots off some easy three-chord jam. All of "Desperation" swings, and at some points recalls the group's album accompanying Mr. Quintron. Newcomers aren't going to find revelations, though. When these guys showed up amid the 1990s detritus of Seattle fallout, it was a significant thing—and something that enabled people like Jay Reatard to develop from snot-nosed punk geek to a singular songwriter. Reatard and the stable of bands associated with Goner Records, a shop and label Oblivians Eric Friedl founded, is bound to leave a mark as broad and wide as the trio's recordings. There's a lineage of bands following from that hot Tennessee city—the most southwestern point in the state. So, while the White Stripes and their well-known contemporaries took a recycled blueprint and turned it in to dough, the Oblivians continued contributing to a scene, helping it prosper and mature. None of this makes the latest crop of garage acts obsolete, but definitely less important. (Dave Cantor)
July 13 at Empty Bottle, 1035 North Western, (773)276-3600. 9:30pm. $14.


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Many agrees that The Passivhaus is the 'eco-home' of the future; built with high levels of insulation, triple glazing and using heat from objects and people inside the house. On average, a three-bedroomed Passivhaus home generates just £120-energy bills per annum.
As winter trudges on, many of us are feeling the sting of high heating bills. but some people in Brooklyn are building and renovating in a way that reduces the energy needed for heating and cooling by up to 90%.
http://www.houseplanninghelp.com/podcast Mark Tiramani explains what it has been like to live in a Passivhaus for the last 5 years. Check out his blog at http://passivebuild.co.uk/
Passive house technology is part of the future of architecture, and it's here now. This compact new passivhaus home is working to save money and create a premium quality interior environment for a soon-to-be-retired couple in tiny Elk, Washington.
"Pumpkin Ridge" Passive House. North Plains, OR
On the Front Lines - Two Years Living in a Passive House This is the episode where we speak to home owner Susan Bernhardt. She is the wife of Rob Bernhardt who we had on the last episode of the show. Susan gives a great view into living in a passive house.
Modern myths about passive houses are crushed as Lisen, Elvis, Ronja and Frida asks questions to energy experts and passive house residents. Sweeden.
Interviews with residents of early Passivhaus developments in Frankfurt and Berlin
The First Passive House in New Zealand wins the architectural merits award at the South Pacific Passive House Conference 2015.
Japan is considered one of the world's most energy-efficient countries,and its industry - carmakers first and foremost - sets standards. Only in home construction is Japan an energy guzzler.Now the first ultra-low-energy house has been built in the country,and it shows cost-efficient and environmentally concious planning and building can save surprising amounts of energy.
Randy Proven and his crew at Sun Certified Builders Co-op are devoted to constructing low-energy homes. The organization follows a model called Passive House, a method of building energy efficient buildings, something that isn't often used in Manitoba


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