[bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Re: New Volunteer/Member
- From: "Jenny Wood" <mellow.yellow@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 19:27:10 -0500
Ah, I'm with you now! LOL Actually, I live in the Dallas area, but get down
to the Houston area once in a great while. May have to check out the sport
of dragon boating for myself sometime.
Jenny
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kaitlyn Hill" <Kaitlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 6:18 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] OT: Re: New Volunteer/Member
> Hi Jenny,
>
> As many of the volunteers know I am very much into the sport of dragon
> boating. Actually, I believe you said you are in the Houston area? We were
> working on going down there to race next month but it hasn't panned out.
> >From what I understand Houston has a very active dragon boat community.
>
> It's a great sport that is very doable for a visually impaired/blind
person
> to do. We paddle on 48 foot boats with 20 paddlers and a caller and
tiller.
> I started doing it three years ago and have been on the river here ever
> since!
>
> Have a good evening:)
>
> Kaitlyn
> Healing Practitioner
> "The cost of a thing is the amount of what I call life, which is required
to
> be exchanged for it immediately or in the long run."
> Henry Thoreau
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jenny Wood
> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 3:42 PM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: New Volunteer/Member
>
> Hi Kaitlyn,
>
> Dragon boating huh? Wow, I must be behind! LOL Thanks for the words of
> encouragement. I will certainly do my best, but simply cannot garantee
> spectacular results right off the bat. <grin>
>
> Jenny
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kaitlyn Hill" <Kaitlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 7:41 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: New Volunteer/Member
>
>
> > Welcome Jenny,
> >
> > Join the club! Starting as a volunteer is like going out dragon boating
> the
> > first time. WE start with the first book:) This is a very knowledgeable
> > group here so if you have questions just send them along .
> >
> >
> > Kaitlyn
> > Healing Practitioner
> > "The cost of a thing is the amount of what I call life, which is
required
> to
> > be exchanged for it immediately or in the long run."
> > Henry Thoreau
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jenny Wood
> > Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 5:04 PM
> > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: New Volunteer/Member
> >
> > Oh wow!! Coincidentally enough, we just moved from Jupiter and Arapaho
> > ourselves in May. Actually, we lived on a small winding street called
> > Wheaton, just off of Jupiter. In fact, I used to catch the DART bus
there
> > at the intersection near the Minyards every day. Talk about a small
> world!
> > LOL We lived there for six years.
> >
> > Thanks for the information on the running headers. Actually, I do
recall
> > reading about normalizing the running headers, but well..I have to
admit,
> I
> > wasn't completely sure I knew what was considered a "running header".
> But,
> > now I know! :)
> >
> > Jenny
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Gerald Hovas" <geraldhovas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 6:48 PM
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: New Volunteer/Member
> >
> >
> > > Hello Jenny,
> > >
> > > Welcome to the list, and we're happy to have you as a volunteer.
> > >
> > > What you're describing with the title and author at the top of the
page
> > are
> > > running headers. You'll find that your validation instructions talks
> > about
> > > normalizing them (making them consistent) in order for a tool we call
> the
> > > Stripper to be able to find page numbers in them and strip the rest.
> It's
> > > often easier to strip them manually rather than normalize them, so
many
> of
> > > us do just that. Remember to leave the page numbers there if they're
in
> > the
> > > headers, though, since the Stripper attempts to find and process them
in
> > > order to make navigation in the DAISY books easier.
> > >
> > > BTW, we're practically neighbors. My wife and I live in east
Richardson
> > > around Jupiter and Arapaho.
> > >
> > > Gerald
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jenny Wood
> > > Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 6:39 PM
> > > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] New Volunteer/Member
> > >
> > >
> > > Greetings all! My name is Jenny, located in Sachse, TX. (near
Dallas),
> > and
> > > I am a new volunteer as of last night. :) I have already submitted
two
> > > books I managed to finally get scanned within the last week, but
> > > unfortunately, I submitted them before I had a chance to actually sign
> up
> > as
> > > a volunteer. I just downloaded my first book for validation last
night,
> > and
> > > admittedly, I probably had the "deer in the headlights look" as I
> skimmed
> > > through the first chapter. <grin> I have read through the instruction
> > pages
> > > for validating thoroughly, but find that I am still incredibly
nervous.
> > > Please excuse my glaring ignorance as I may ask questions that seem
> > > hopelessly elementary.
> > >
> > > One question that came to mind almost immediately, and this also
> occurred
> > to
> > > me as I was scanning, but is it preferrable that the chapter title or
> > > author's name remain at the top of each page, or should I remove this
> > > heading from each page? For instance, in the first book I scanned,
the
> > book
> > > title was present on the top of every other page, and the chapter
title
> > was
> > > present on the rest. I certainly don't mind removing these headings,
> but
> > do
> > > not want to do so if it should be left alone.
> > >
> > > So far, this appears to be a great list, and look forward to learning
a
> > lot
> > > over the coming weeks!
> > >
> > >
> > > Jenny
> > >
> > >
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