Table of contents for December 2005

               TRACK 1.
     1. Harry C. Moores underwriting announcement.
     2. we have holiday greetings from: Carl A. Brodman and Mike Hally.
     3. Irwin has a note about this double issue.
     4. Debra Saylor has the song "Pray for Peace" for the Christmas issue.
     5. Blind Women Still Needed for Harvard Medical School Study.

http://www.bvihealthsurvey.bwh.harvard.edu
     6. Tim Hendel tells about his favorite internet radio sites.

http://www.mikesradioworld.com
 and

http://www.acbradio.org
     7. Irwin explains "Newsreel" on the November issue.
     8. Jane Sheehan tells us about her favorite internet radio stations;

http://www.folkalley.com

http://www.wumb.org
downloading music online

http://www.emusic.com
and has some labels to give away.
     9. from The Guild for the Blind: Downloadable Books from National Braille Press;

https://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/login.html
Braille and Large Print American Express Statements; New Hadley Economics Course;
Hadley Announces a new On-line Discussion Board

http://www.hadley.edu
and Federal Guide to Student Aid.

http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/audioguide
     10. Janiece Duffy has a new phone number for the National Schools for the Blind
Conference.
     11. Tom Lykins wonders if Newsreel is having financial difficulties and asks
about taking the NLS braille transcribing course.
     12. Toni and Ed Eames discuss the financial stability of Newsreel and ask for
your Raffle donations.
     13. Don Dawes comments on 4-track players and 2 track recorders; books on sexuality
for adolescents from NBP;

http://www.nbp.org
braille and would welcome correspondence.
     14. Sandra Thomas introduces herself.
     15. Kitty Weiss will be having knee surgery and would like to know where to
get 100-minute cassettes.
     16. Carrie Cischke has The Rose of Bethlehem.
               TRACK 2.
     17. Gerry Gabrielli with an unusual duet.
     18. A christmas Kitchen Korner.
     19. Patty has some eggnog recipes from Maggie.
     20. Mary Deitz shares a couple of recipes and Tom has answers for folks who
were looking for some music.
     21. Marilyn Smith on freezing bread and bakery products.
     22. Francis Donbrowsky on noise in restaurants and work environments; asks about
sensitivity to food preservatives and comments on a quiet car.
     23. Loretta Jurkiewicz with helpful hints and has an update on her move.
     24. Tillie Standage on cutting meat and the Fishburne Alphabet.
     25. we hear about an Email and live auction.

http://www.blindmicemart.com
     26. Clinton Lindgren has the song "A Child on Christmas Morning.
               TRACK 3.
     27. Thanks to the Ohio Lions Sight and Hearing Committee for their support.
     28. We have holiday greetings from: Sue Burdyshaw, Nick Martin, and Jim and
Arlene Moore.
     29. Bob and Mickey Prahin send in "Oh Holy Night."
     30. Marianne Daley discusses massage and arthritis.
     31. Nancy Levy reports on problems with a neighbor.
     32. Lois Goodine has the jumble answer.
     33. John Brickweg has a 2 word jumble and presents 2 Christmas Carols.
     34. Mike Corcoran introduces Shelley singing Breath of Heaven.
               TRACK 4.
     35. Gerry Clark has part 2 of a 3 part series on the year 1934.
     36. Bud Lefler has a Type 'n Speak with a Disk Drive for sale.
     37. Jake Miller has several items for sale.
     38. Paul Burkhardt has a braille pocket dictionary to sell.
     39. Donald and Ann Buchanan are looking for used military clothing.
     40. Toni and Ed Eames pay a tribute to Stanley Kauffman as Newsreel Treasurer.
     41. Debbie Caldbeck discusses medication and tells us that someone is looking
for information about people who are blind working in radio.
     42. Joan Andrews says a friend wants to hear from people who have had eyes removed.
     43. Bob Levy discusses planning for death or disability.
     44. Mary Lou Phillips tells us about a braille alarm clock.

http://www.braillebooks.com
     45. Carole Soule updates us on a retirement home.
     46. Linda Salzman talks about All-In-Play and would like correspondence.
     47. Al and Carrie Zubillaga with Kori King have holiday greetings and Al would
like correspondence.
     48. Carrie Hooper on her trip to Europe; jury duty and has the song I Love Life.
               TRACK 5.
     49. We have holiday greetings from: Loretta Palermo, Ellen Boxrud, Linda Martino,
Gerry Glass, Barb Blejewski and George and Sue Illingworth.
     50. Linda Brown has a song for the season.
     51. Elena Taylor tells us about a dating service; asks about phone numbers of
interest in Canada and comments on dreams.
     52. Sue Tillett talks about her school experience and braille music.
     53. Jim DeBruhl comments on retiring his guide dog; getting a successor and
would welcome correspondence.
     54. Mike Lantz would like to see lots more in braille; says his dog knows where
he is going and Mike wants correspondence.
     55. Pat Munson on employment; housing; reverse mortgages and osteoperosis.
     56. Barb Fohl about osteoperosis.
     57. Pass Christian Girl Gets Stem Cell Therapy.
     58. We have from the Christmas with the Chipmunks CD: Rudolph the Red Nosed
Reindeer.
     59. We end the track with another song from Clinton Lindgren.
               TRACK 6.
     60. Jan Blatz sends in a song from The Carpenters Portrait of Christmas CD.
     61. We Owe Our Military Veterans much on the Disability Front: an editorial
by Debra Kendrick.

http://www.pva.org

http://www.bva.org
     62. Ginger Harms talks about notebooks and labels and discusses nursing homes.
     63. Bob Clayton discusses rolladexes; braille; debit cards; typing addresses
and labeling CDS.
     64. Meagan Green comments on keeping track of addresses and phone numbers; taking
care of a cold and has an update on Connections.
     65. Diana Burkhardt on rolladexes.
     66. Claris Kelly concerning keeping track of names and addresses and greeting
cards.
     67. Mimi Winer on getting tape recorders repaired; plastic sheets for braille;
rolladexes and Hadley courses.
     68. Norene Trappa on freezer burn; tells about an internet encyclopedia

http://www.en.wikipedia.org
and has an unusual brailler to give away.
     69. Walter Woitasek has several audio books to pass along.
     70. Julie Hetfield introduces herself.
     71. Sue Tillett has a travel tip; talks about a prototype of a pocket scanner
and children with mentoring.
     72. New Monthly Large Print News Journal.

http://www.insightlargeprint.com
     73. Karen Kelting is looking for a video magnifier.
     74. Music from Clinton Lindgren to end the track.
               TRACK 7.
     75. We have greetings from: Steve Weadon, Dennis Schaffner, Lee Youngblood,
Abbie Taylor, Jan and Ike Hollinger., Teresa Curry, Connie Rosema, Bernadette Zottolo
and Ellen Salzer, Paul B. Smith, Sue Bandos and Ila Smiley.
     76. Jan Blatz with a song by Nat King Cole.
     77. Ed Harris comments on braille and table manners.
     78. We hear about Money Talks from APH.

http://www.sun1.aph.org/tech/mt_info.htm

http://www.sun1.aph.org/starweb/aphbllouis/servlet.starweb
     79. We learn about Enrichment Audio Resource Services.

http://www.earsforeyes.org
     80. John Lizza talks about folding a sheet or a bed spread; tells us about how
he marks tapes; has the SWR Bridge and comments on hurricane Wilma.
     81. Jon German tells about his experiments with microphones.
     82. Carol Robinson wants to know more about a toy hearing aid and comments on
table manners.
     83. NFB Warns of a Crisis in Product Design and Accessibility.

http://www.nfb.org
     84. Julia Ann Cobb discusses digital audio books.
     85. Irwin reviews the Playaway.

http://www.playawaydigital.com
     86. John Korea has the song "There is no Christmas like a Home Christmas."
               TRACK 8.
     87. Jan Blatz has a song from the Nationwide choir.
     88. Gerry Clark has part 3 of 1934.
     89. Patty reads Today is a Gift.
     90. Wal-mart Installs New Equipment to Protect Financial Privacy of Wal-Mart
Shoppers with Visual Impairments.
     91. Kim Verschaeve has her best wishes and a song for us.
     92. From Toni and Ed Eames: Recognizing a Stroke.
     93. James Duffy has a sound effect.
     94. Guns for the Blind?
     95. Rita Tester talks about hearing problems; says the readings are not consistent
with her glucometer; Independent Living Aids has plastic file cards; tells where
to get the book "The Healing Power of Prayer" and wants to get cassette storage cases.
     96. We end the issue with music from Clinton Lindgren.