Over the weekend I decided to read the manual that came with the MP3 player.
From there I was intrigued and went to my computer and slipped in the disc
that came with the MP3. I plugged it into mini USB cable jack and my computer
took over. My computer suggested using the Micro Soft Media Player. It walked
me through and downloaded sample songs. It was quick. I need more practice.
Can't wait to download and e-book.
Thanks for offering the 2.0 I feel I have learned a great deal. Now I need to
continue using the things I have learned.
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Live chat
How cool! I wish we had this when I was in school.
I went into live chat and Jennifer from Newport Library came online.
My question were: What year did the Kon Tiki set sail?
What material was used to construct the vessel?
Where did it launch from and where was it's
land fall?
After a moment or two Jennifer gave me a "wiki" site.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kon
She then asked if I was able to view the pages.
I responded yes. She then asked if there was
anymore information that I needed.
All my answers were there so I thanked her and we ended our
live chat.
--1947 was the year year Thor Heyerdahl began his voyage.
--Balsa, pine, and bamboo.. (no metal) was used in it's construction.
--Callao, Peru was were Kon tiki was launched and it's land fall
was Raroia Island in the Tuamotu group.
Very cool!
I went into live chat and Jennifer from Newport Library came online.
My question were: What year did the Kon Tiki set sail?
What material was used to construct the vessel?
Where did it launch from and where was it's
land fall?
After a moment or two Jennifer gave me a "wiki" site.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kon
She then asked if I was able to view the pages.
I responded yes. She then asked if there was
anymore information that I needed.
All my answers were there so I thanked her and we ended our
live chat.
--1947 was the year year Thor Heyerdahl began his voyage.
--Balsa, pine, and bamboo.. (no metal) was used in it's construction.
--Callao, Peru was were Kon tiki was launched and it's land fall
was Raroia Island in the Tuamotu group.
Very cool!
Monday, August 27, 2007
Schaumburg History...
The Church that was located on Rodenburg Road:
St. John Rodenburg: St. Johns Ev. Lutheran Church Rodenberg
Still seems to be operating even has a preschool.
St John Lutheran Church & Preschool1800 South Rodenburg RoadSchaumburg, IL 60193
SEARCHING THE DIGITAL LIBRARY
Who wrote "Gone with the Wind" and what year was it publushed?
Margaret Mitchell wrote Gone With The Wind and it was published in 1936.
Who played Scarlett in the movie version? Vivian Leigh.
Who played played Mammy? Hattie McDaniel.
___________________________________________________________
The answer to the first question was found at P4A.Com.LTD
Sold on September 4,2004 pre-sale estimate $150-$250. Sold for $402
The answer to the second question was found at World Foklore & Folklife
Pine needles and 4 crabs
St. John Rodenburg: St. Johns Ev. Lutheran Church Rodenberg
Still seems to be operating even has a preschool.
St John Lutheran Church & Preschool1800 South Rodenburg RoadSchaumburg, IL 60193
The peony farm was owned and run by the Redeker Family. The last name I saw was Wilhelmina Redeker.
Plane Crash in Hoffman Estates 1 Photo of the rear of the DC-3 plane that crashed into a house on 112 Arlington St.
SEARCHING THE DIGITAL LIBRARY
Who wrote "Gone with the Wind" and what year was it publushed?
Margaret Mitchell wrote Gone With The Wind and it was published in 1936.
Who played Scarlett in the movie version? Vivian Leigh.
Who played played Mammy? Hattie McDaniel.
___________________________________________________________
The answer to the first question was found at P4A.Com.LTD
Sold on September 4,2004 pre-sale estimate $150-$250. Sold for $402
The answer to the second question was found at World Foklore & Folklife
Pine needles and 4 crabs
The answer to the third question was found at Public Records
Brad & Suzy Chester paid $2.025,500.00 in April 9, 2002.
Checking out clubs
Our web page made the task of searching for clubs in the Schaumburg area quite easy.
The clubs I found were.
www.almosthomefoundation.org
"We are an all volunteer, registered, not-for-profit 501c3 charity organization dedicated to rescuing stray and abandoned cats and dogs from the villages of the Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, Palatine, Barrington, Barrington Hills, South Barrington, and Inverness. We also save animals from High Kill Shelters. All of your donations are tax deductible and are used for the animals. There are no paid members of our organization."
Contact:
630-582-3738
Schaumburg Community Garden Club (verified April 2007)
www.schaumburggardenclub.com
Contact:
847-706-6767
schgarden@yahoo.com
Schaumburg Community Garden Club (verified April 2007)
www.schaumburggardenclub.com
Contact:
847-706-6767
schgarden@yahoo.com
Schaumburg Community Garden Club (verified April 2007)
www.schaumburggardenclub.com
Contact:
847-706-6767
schgarden@yahoo.com
Northwest Suburban Quilters Guild (verified April 2007)
www.nsqg.net
Contact:
Maria Aseron
847-885-6547
nsqg.maria@comcast.net
P.O. Box 146Arlington Heights, IL 60006-0146
Meets:
7:30pm, 3rd Thursday of each month (except July and December
Schaumburg Community Garden Club (verified April 2007)
www.schaumburggardenclub.com
Contact:
847-706-6767
schgarden@yahoo.com
1111 E Schaumburg Rdc/o Spring Valley Nature SanctuarySchaumburg, IL 60194
Meets:
7 pm, 2nd Wednesday of each month
Spring Valley Nature Sanctuary1111 E. Schaumburg RoadSchaumburg, IL
Gardening(2)
Kay Williams
847-891-7174
skcmusn@wideopenwest.com
Meets:
9:00am-12noon, 2nd & 4th Thursday of each month
Schaumburg Township District Library130 S. Roselle RoadSchaumburg,IL 60193 )
Concorde Banquets20922 N. Rand RoadKildeer, IL 60047
Very easy to find a club you might be interested in joining.
The clubs I found were.
www.almosthomefoundation.org
"We are an all volunteer, registered, not-for-profit 501c3 charity organization dedicated to rescuing stray and abandoned cats and dogs from the villages of the Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, Palatine, Barrington, Barrington Hills, South Barrington, and Inverness. We also save animals from High Kill Shelters. All of your donations are tax deductible and are used for the animals. There are no paid members of our organization."
Contact:
630-582-3738
Schaumburg Community Garden Club (verified April 2007)
www.schaumburggardenclub.com
Contact:
847-706-6767
schgarden@yahoo.com
Schaumburg Community Garden Club (verified April 2007)
www.schaumburggardenclub.com
Contact:
847-706-6767
schgarden@yahoo.com
Schaumburg Community Garden Club (verified April 2007)
www.schaumburggardenclub.com
Contact:
847-706-6767
schgarden@yahoo.com
Northwest Suburban Quilters Guild (verified April 2007)
www.nsqg.net
Contact:
Maria Aseron
847-885-6547
nsqg.maria@comcast.net
P.O. Box 146Arlington Heights, IL 60006-0146
Meets:
7:30pm, 3rd Thursday of each month (except July and December
Schaumburg Community Garden Club (verified April 2007)
www.schaumburggardenclub.com
Contact:
847-706-6767
schgarden@yahoo.com
1111 E Schaumburg Rdc/o Spring Valley Nature SanctuarySchaumburg, IL 60194
Meets:
7 pm, 2nd Wednesday of each month
Spring Valley Nature Sanctuary1111 E. Schaumburg RoadSchaumburg, IL
Gardening(2)
Kay Williams
847-891-7174
skcmusn@wideopenwest.com
Meets:
9:00am-12noon, 2nd & 4th Thursday of each month
Schaumburg Township District Library130 S. Roselle RoadSchaumburg,IL 60193 )
Concorde Banquets20922 N. Rand RoadKildeer, IL 60047
Very easy to find a club you might be interested in joining.
The other side of the coin...
I feel compelled to tell another potential side to the story. With all the dangers that can lurk there is a ray of sunshine. Children, teenagers and young adults are able to reach out to other people across the state, the country, the world. Seeing and experiencing the differences as well as the commonalities.
Viewing through a strong lens where they can view the diversity in the world and learn that differences can be beautiful . Maybe they will learn to fully appreciate all life on this planet. Maybe through the stronger lens of their telescope (Internet) will give them a broader view of the world then the generations that came before the Internet.
Maybe they will not feel so alone or isolated when they are feeling different emotions. Sharing things they enjoy with others who enjoy the same time of things. They have the opportunity of opening a door or window that they never saw before. Seeing and gaining an understanding that this is not a safe world. Bad things do happen, but at the same time good things happen. Reading a blog from North Korea where the blogger risks his/her life to get the truth out. Or reading a blog and seeing pictures sent from Israel, Palestine, or Iraq telling a compelling story from a child and what it is like living day to day not knowing when a bomb will drop or someone strapped will explosives will detonate.
What an opportunity to see and explore the world.
Viewing through a strong lens where they can view the diversity in the world and learn that differences can be beautiful . Maybe they will learn to fully appreciate all life on this planet. Maybe through the stronger lens of their telescope (Internet) will give them a broader view of the world then the generations that came before the Internet.
Maybe they will not feel so alone or isolated when they are feeling different emotions. Sharing things they enjoy with others who enjoy the same time of things. They have the opportunity of opening a door or window that they never saw before. Seeing and gaining an understanding that this is not a safe world. Bad things do happen, but at the same time good things happen. Reading a blog from North Korea where the blogger risks his/her life to get the truth out. Or reading a blog and seeing pictures sent from Israel, Palestine, or Iraq telling a compelling story from a child and what it is like living day to day not knowing when a bomb will drop or someone strapped will explosives will detonate.
What an opportunity to see and explore the world.
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Internet safety
Internet safety? Such a large area to cover. Sites like my space and there seem to be quite a few others out there, show how times are changing. Culture is changing. Educational process is changing and struggling to keep up with technology. Trying to keep pace with the children who are miles ahead.
Safety concerns, I have more then a few. Since starting this blog and visiting the various wikis I can see how easy it would be to let your guard down. Expose information that can be pieced together to track a person down and single them out. As in the wild where a preditor goes after the vulnerable and separates them form the herd. Triple that danger with children, teenagers who feel "like it can't happen to them".
Education is the best defense. Between the school libraries, public libraries, and parents to spread the word "SAFETY". The government should be involved with stiffer laws regarding predators. But adding "too much government" interference we could loose much more then we gain. Once a right is taken away it's very difficult to get it back.
Parents, educators, and public instituions such as libraries, and internet sites need to work together to educate the children to the dangers and suggest statigies to help them avoid "bad situations" and to be "aware".
Safety concerns, I have more then a few. Since starting this blog and visiting the various wikis I can see how easy it would be to let your guard down. Expose information that can be pieced together to track a person down and single them out. As in the wild where a preditor goes after the vulnerable and separates them form the herd. Triple that danger with children, teenagers who feel "like it can't happen to them".
Education is the best defense. Between the school libraries, public libraries, and parents to spread the word "SAFETY". The government should be involved with stiffer laws regarding predators. But adding "too much government" interference we could loose much more then we gain. Once a right is taken away it's very difficult to get it back.
Parents, educators, and public instituions such as libraries, and internet sites need to work together to educate the children to the dangers and suggest statigies to help them avoid "bad situations" and to be "aware".
To wiki or not to wiki
Below is a copy of what I posted on the stdl wiki.
How about some staff picks from the past. What were the books that you read in high school and even into your early twenties that still stand out in your memory. What books did you read that you found your self thinking about weeks and even months after you finished reading them? I'll name five of mine (in no particular order). Maybe you will name some of yours.
The catcher in the rye by J.D. Salinger (STDL 6 COPIES)
Our selves to know by John O’Hara (STDL no copies)
I can jump puddles by Alan Marshall (STDL no copies)
Last days of Pompeii by (Sir)Edward Bulwer Lytton STDL 1 copy central)
I will throw out one title to help those pulling their hair out exploring 2.0.
The good old days—they were terrible~ by Otto L. Bettmann, cc1970 (STDL 1 copy central)
(As you have guessed I read this when I was a bit older, I read this in 1974.)
How about some staff picks from the past. What were the books that you read in high school and even into your early twenties that still stand out in your memory. What books did you read that you found your self thinking about weeks and even months after you finished reading them? I'll name five of mine (in no particular order). Maybe you will name some of yours.
The catcher in the rye by J.D. Salinger (STDL 6 COPIES)
Our selves to know by John O’Hara (STDL no copies)
I can jump puddles by Alan Marshall (STDL no copies)
Last days of Pompeii by (Sir)Edward Bulwer Lytton STDL 1 copy central)
I will throw out one title to help those pulling their hair out exploring 2.0.
The good old days—they were terrible~ by Otto L. Bettmann, cc1970 (STDL 1 copy central)
(As you have guessed I read this when I was a bit older, I read this in 1974.)
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