[il-talk] Please change the subject when you change the subject V

Thu May 2 02:01:41 UTC 2013

Like the subject line says could you please change the subject when the body text has nothing to do with the subject line thank you 

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On May 1, 2013, at 8:23 PM, "Pittman Enterprises & Associates" <pittmanenterprises at att.net> wrote:

> Hi Greg:
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> As one who deals  with pain on a daily basis, always listen to your body.
> Just remember the fact that you are still here to talk about it says you
> have been greatly blessed.
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> We will not be having a May meeting as we will be working hard at our
> parents seminar on that day at 6600 N. Mannheim Rd. at the Holiday Inn
> Express hotel.  See the announcement below:
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> The National Federation of the Blind of Illinois Presents a Seminar for
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> "Dare to Make a Difference"
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> Saturday May 11, 2013
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> 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 P.M. -- Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites Chicago
> O'Hare
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> On Saturday, May 11, 2013, the National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
> will hold its annual parents' seminar at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel and
> Suites Chicago O'Hare, 6600 Mannheim Road, Rosemont, IL 60018. The seminar
> will be a day-long event consisting of meetings for teachers and parents of
> children with visual impairment or blindness. Topics will include
> socialization, education, assistive technology, development of requisite
> blindness skills, and much more.
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> Children ages three to eleven are invited to participate in Kids Camp. This
> all-day program will provide children with the chance to try new activities
> and to meet other young people who are also visually impaired or blind.
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>          Young people between the ages of twelve and eighteen may take part
> in The Teen Scene.  This program is run by our Illinois Association of Blind
> Students for young people.
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>          Cost:  $30 adults, $15 ages 12-18, and $10 for ages 3 to 11,
> including box lunches.  Overnight accommodations are available for $99 at
> the Holiday Inn Express and Suites by calling (877) 786-9480.  Indicate that
> you are asking for the National Federation of the Blind rate. For those
> traveling from outside the Chicago-metro area, financial assistance may be
> available.  Please apply through the Chappell Memorial Awards at
> www.nfbofillinois.org <http://www.nfbofillinois.org/>  on or before April
> 20th, 2013
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> The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) is a 50,000-member organization
> that works to insure the full participation of blind people in all aspects
> of society. The National Organization of Parents of Blind Children (NOPBC)
> is a division of NFB that has been helping to spread a positive message
> about vision loss to parents for more than twenty-five years. 
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>          If you would like to attend the seminar, please submit the
> registration form by May 1. For more information, please contact Debbie Kent
> Stein at  (773) 203-1394 or dkent5817 at att.net.  Vision impairment can be
> reduced to a nuisance with proper training.   Please come and learn how.  
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: il-talk [mailto:il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Gregory D.
> Rosenberg
> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 7:42 PM
> To: NFB of Illinois Mailing List
> Cc: Illinois Association of Blind Students List
> Subject: Re: [il-talk] Kindle app now accessible on iOS devices
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> Good evening everyone,
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> First let me say that the doctors have managed to get my pain level to close
> to a manageable level. My body in its current state has proven to be a very
> reliable barometer. I tried making the last meeting, but my body still was
> not up for it. I am very confident that I will be at the next meeting coming
> up in May. Be careful and try not to get hit by a car while crossing the
> street. It has caused relentless pain for the last year and a half. 
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> I have upgraded my Kindle App on my iPhone 5. I have listened to 20 pages of
> the Linux Journal and a couple of randomly chosen books. It works really
> great :-) I highly recommend everyone upgrade or install the updated Kindle
> app. I believe every one will find it to be a very useful book reader to
> keep in your toolbox.
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> My toolbox contains "Safari" (SafariBooksOnline.com), "Read2Go", "Audible",
> "Kindle", "DaisyWorm", "Blio", "Learning Ally", "Voice Dream",
> "Readability", "Reader", "iTunesU" (some issues here), and "Voice Reader". I
> would love to learn of any readers that others have found to be useful in
> their tool boxes.
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> In closing the new Kindle app even reminds you to swipe down with a two
> finger swipe for continuos reading. 
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> I got all of the books I owned in print converted to an accessible digital
> format, if they were not available in the Safari Books Online commercial
> service. Safari Books Online is a really great technical book service. All
> together I have access to over 180,000 books using the various books source
> and book readers in my tool box.
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> P.S. I call the customer service folks for the Safari Books Online service
> and request a discount. I tell them I am blind. They have given me ~$80 off
> each year I call in to renew. I pay $399 instead of what ever their
> prevailing charge.
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> On May 1, 2013, at 13:16 CDT, Denise Avant < <mailto:dravant at ameritech.net>
> dravant at ameritech.net> wrote:
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>> I have received e-mails and tweets stating that the Kindle app is now
> accessible on apple i-devices. This is all I have for now.
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>> Denise Avant
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>> <mailto:dravant at ameritech.net> dravant at ameritech.net
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>> P.S.  Please give to the National Federation of the Blind of Illinois 
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>> Annual Appeal by sending your tax deductible donation to NFBI c/o 
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>> Glenn Moore III, Treasurer P.O. Box 1065 Elgin, IL 60121.
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> P.S. We have moved.
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> 73' & 75'
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> Gregory D. Rosenberg AB9MZ
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