> I'm married to one
Carla,
A new look? Have you started dating?
;-)
S.
>
> Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 13:44:20 -0400
> From: Carla MacInnis <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: My Web Page Has a New Look :)
>
> Hi All,
>
> I totally redid my web page, using Victorian background images. Hope you
> enjoy. I ran out of images so two of the links have Rockwell's. What the
> heck, I'm married to one, so why not!
>
> Cheers!
>
> Carla
> http://www.brunnet.net/terrier
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 16:05:32 -0600
> From: "Elizabeth H. Thiers" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: FW: [SAL] Jim Langevin's Long, Hard Journey
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 11:59 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Cc: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [SAL] Jim Langevin's Long, Hard Journey
>
>
>
> Jim Langevin's Long, Hard Journey to Washington
>
> The Rhode Island Democrat is the first quadriplegic elected to Congress.
>
> And he freely acknowledges:
> The ADA and modern technology helped get him there.
>
> On January 3, 2001, Jim Langevin will make history on Capitol Hill,
> when the newly elected Democratic Representative from Rhode Island
> will be sworn in as the first quadriplegic ever to serve in the U.S.
> Congress.
> He'll be one lawmaker to watch, especially on issues affecting those with
> disabilities.
>
> http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/dec2000/nf20001213_741.htm
>
>
> "INNER DRIVE." As a Washington lawmaker, Langevin will be a shining
> example of how assistive technologies can improve the lives of the
> disabled.
>
> His legs are paralyzed, and he has only very limited use of his arms.
> He steers his battery-powered wheelchair using his hand and gets around
> in a modified Dodge van that lowers to the curbside. He uses
> voice-recognition
> technology to dictate correspondence on his computer. For those things
> that
> technology can't conquer, he has a personal assistant who prepares his
> meals and helps him with other daily tasks.
>
> Langevin's story is both tragic and inspiring. In 1980 at the age of 16,
he
> was working
> with the Warwick Police Dept. as a cadet in the Boy Scout Explorer
program.
> One day, a
> police officer, thinking a gun to be unloaded, accidentally discharged
it.
> The bullet hit
> Langevin in the throat, damaging his spinal chord.
>
> The injury effectively ended the young man's dreams of working as a
police
> officer. But
> Langevin refused to wallow. "My inner drive would not let me sit idly by
in
> self pity. And
> neither did my family and friends," he told me in a recent interview.
>
> STRANGE MIX. He graduated from high school in 1983 and three years later
> was elected to
> serve as a delegate to Rhode Island's Constitutional Convention. In 1988,
> he won a seat in
> the Rhode Island State House of Representatives. Two years after that, he
> earned a degree
> in political science from Rhode Island College, and a Master's in public
> administration
> from the prestigious Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University a
> year later.
>
> That same year, he was elected Rhode Island Secretary of State -- the
> youngest person ever
> to occupy that post. In 1998, he was elected to serve a second term after
> winning a
> landslide 82% of the popular vote. During this political journey,
Langevin
> picked up a
> strange mix of friends, from campaign-finance-reform organization Common
> Cause, which
> applauded his efforts to enforce open government laws in his home state,
to
> anti-abortion
> groups, which laud his stance against legal abortions.
>
> During this amazing rise, Langevin learned to use many forms of advanced
> assistive
> technology. For more than a decade, he has used Dragon Dictate's
> voice-recognition
> software. Because of the independence it provides, voice recognition is
the
> preferred
> software for quadriplegics. "Before voice-recognition systems were on the
> market,
> quadriplegics totally depended on personal-care assistants to do
> everything. Now, with my
> microphone sitting in front of me, I can use my voice-recognition program
> to write memos,
> letters, legislation, and speeches," he explains
>
> While Secretary of State, Langevin put together an online portal for
> tracking legislation
> and other information about Rhode Island's political process. This was
the
> first such
> effort in the state and a great improvement in information accessibility.
> It's no surprise
> that Langevin is a big believer in the Internet's potential to empower
the
> disabled.
>
> CONGRESSIONAL EGRESS. Critics have long noted that Congress is big on
> exempting itself
> from laws that tell private businesses what they must do. But Langevin's
> own special needs
> are forcing Congress to finally comply with the Americans with
Disabilities
> Act (ADA). The
> Senate, which started first, and the House are in the process of building
> special
> entrances and exit facilities for Langevin and other wheelchair users,
such
> as Senator Max
> Cleland (D-Ga.), a triple amputee. The Architect of the Capitol office is
> also working on
> upgrading elevators and bathrooms to make them accessible to folks with
> disabilities. And
> the Clerk of the House is designing an accessible voting system for
> quadriplegics such as
> Langevin.
>
> Although his political agenda includes big-ticket issues such as
> campaign-finance reform,
> gun control, and protecting Social Security and Medicare, Langevin says
he
> also hopes to
> introduce legislation that would make assistive technologies cheaper and
> more accessible
> to the disabled. You can bet that no lawmaker will be a greater champion
of
> the ADA. "This
> act helped me get where I am," says Langevin. Well, Representative
> Langevin, you've come a
> long way. Now show us what you can do!
>
>
>
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>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> have several nice days :-)
>
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 09:12:29 +0000
> From: Deri James <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: How are you?
>
> On Friday 15 December 2000 12:46 am, Betty B wrote:
> > In a message dated 12/13/2000 7:29:22 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> >
> > [log in to unmask] writes:
> > > Whoops, this wasn't meant for the List. :-)
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > > Deri
> >
> > TOO LATE! Now everyone knows we're having an affair!!!
> >
> > Okay people, I'm just kidding. Let's not be calling the National
Enquirer
> > now.
>
> Or my Linda!!
>
> Cheers
>
> Deri
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 09:23:17 +0000
> From: Deri James <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: A little St.Louis trivia
>
> On Friday 15 December 2000 2:26 pm, Barber, Kenneth L. wrote:
> > we southerners really like our iced tea.
> >
>
> Come on lads, Hot Tea and Warm Beer, you know it makes sense.
>
> Cheers
>
> Deri
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Karen K. Perlow [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 9:22 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: A little St.Louis trivia
> >
> >
> > Although people have been drinking tea for thousands of years, it was
> > not until the early twentieth century that tea was served on ice.
> >
> >
> > At the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, tea-seller Richard Blechynden
> > was disappointed with the sales of the hot drink during the
> > sweltering hot summer days, so he began serving it chilled with ice.
> > The refreshing drink sold well and now iced tea is a hot-weather
> > favorite around the world.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 18:58:49 -0500
> From: "Barber, Kenneth L." <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: A little St.Louis trivia
>
> not in georgia, deri. it is cold now, but hot more than cold in a year.
so,
> it's ice in everything.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Deri James [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 4:23 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: A little St.Louis trivia
>
>
> On Friday 15 December 2000 2:26 pm, Barber, Kenneth L. wrote:
> > we southerners really like our iced tea.
> >
>
> Come on lads, Hot Tea and Warm Beer, you know it makes sense.
>
> Cheers
>
> Deri
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Karen K. Perlow [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 9:22 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: A little St.Louis trivia
> >
> >
> > Although people have been drinking tea for thousands of years, it was
> > not until the early twentieth century that tea was served on ice.
> >
> >
> > At the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, tea-seller Richard Blechynden
> > was disappointed with the sales of the hot drink during the
> > sweltering hot summer days, so he began serving it chilled with ice.
> > The refreshing drink sold well and now iced tea is a hot-weather
> > favorite around the world.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 19:01:47 -0500
> From: "Barber, Kenneth L." <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: SET NO MAIL
>
> bobby, i think you just send a message
> "set c-palsy nomail" i do not think there is a space.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: greer.bobby [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 9:53 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: SET NO MAIL
>
>
> Ken,
>
> Do you know the exact set for NO MAIL. I need to set mine for when
I
> go on holiday.
>
> Bobby
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 19:03:37 EST
> From: "Bobby G. Greer" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: SET NO MAIL
>
> In a message dated 12/19/00 12:02:22 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> << bobby, i think you just send a message
> "set c-palsy nomail" i do not think there is a space.
> >>
>
> Ken,
>
> you are right except it is all caps think
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 21:52:11 EST
> From: Magenta Raine <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: My Web Page Has a New Look :)
>
> Carla, what makes the sonicare better than other electric brushes.
>
> Also, one of my helpers says her dentist says that plax isn't much better
> then water?
>
> yr thoughts?
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 00:15:52 -0400
> From: Carla MacInnis <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Sonicare & PLAX
>
> Hi Mag,
>
> The Sonicare essentially blasts the plaque off the teeth with high
> frequency waves. Most other electric toothbrushes simply rely on the fast
> motion, either circular or back and forth to remove plaque. I've used the
> Sonicare for over a year with excellent result; no plaque. But again, I am
a
> 4-minute tooth brusher. Most people only brush for about 30-40 secs. The
> Sonicare timer is 2 minutes. The first time I used it, I was surprised at
how
> quickly the time went. That's when I realized I was a double-timer. I
suppose
> that's why my teeth are in such good shape. I brush and floss regularly.
>
> As to PLAX dental rinse, I've used it for years. I don't rinse with it.
I
> actually leave it in my mouth and brush with it. Rinsing with it, in many
> respects is no better than water. So your helper has a point. Actually
> brushing with it, and allowing the action of the ingredients to mix with a
> bit of paste enhances the effectiveness.
>
> In fact, I told a dental hygienist I play on-line scrabble with that
this
> is how I use PLAX. She said that's what she recommends to her patients;
not
> rinsing, but brushing with it. Another great plaque buster is baking soda
and
> lemon - dip brush in lemon juice, then in the soda. The action of the two
> breaks up plaque on the teeth. I'd recommend this only once a week,
though.
>
> Wellllllll? Did you like the new look on my page? :)
>
> Cheers!
>
> Carla
> http://www.brunnet.net/terrier
>
>
> Magenta Raine wrote:
>
> > Carla, what makes the sonicare better than other electric brushes.
> >
> > Also, one of my helpers says her dentist says that plax isn't much
better
> > then water?
> >
> > yr thoughts?
>
> ------------------------------
>
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