Matilda Ziegler Publishing Company for the Blind
The Matilda Ziegler Publishing Company for the Blind provides a weekly online magazine aimed at offering a well rounded combination of general interest articles and blindness related material that is made accessible to blind readers.Matilda Ziegler Publishing Company for the Blind
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- Aside from the millions of American Toyota owners who have had to deal with the massive recall from the Japanese automaker, there are also some interesting things happening on the side as a result. One man is hoping that it will get him out of prison. Koua Fong Lee was driving home from church in 2006 [...]
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- Hello everybody, I hope everyone had a great weekend. Not much has changed around here since last week, so this letter will be relatively short. We’re still working on finalizing everything with Newsline. It has proved to be a longer process than I had hoped, but I know that it will be worth every bit of effort [...]
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- Cornea Transplant Last week, I wrote a short introduction for you. I wanted to follow that up with a story about a cornea transplant that I had in 2007. Before the transplant, my vision had slowly become cloudy and blurry. This happened over a ten year period. In the beginning, I was not aware that anything [...]
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- Last week, I announced that Peggy Trail of Paragould, AR is the 2009 James H. Veale Humanitarian Award winner. Since I was running short on time, I had to make the announcement a quick one and couldn’t really detail why she had bee chosen as the winner. However, I would like to highlight a few reasons why [...]
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- While the deadly earthquake that rocked Chile on February 27 absolutely moved the Earth around quite a bit, the powerful shaker also knocked our planet off of its axis and shortened our day. According to a NASA scientist, the Earth’s axis was altered by roughly 3 inches. A short search on the internet revealed that the [...]
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- Aside from the millions of American Toyota owners who have had to deal with the massive recall from the Japanese automaker, there are also some interesting things happening on the side as a result. One man is hoping that it will get him out of prison. Koua Fong Lee was driving home from church in 2006 [...]
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- Quesadillas with Salsa Mexicana Yield: makes 8 servings Prep Time: 10 mins Cooking Time: 20 mins Ingredients For the salsa 2 large ripe tomatoes, seeded and finely chopped ½ onion, finely chopped 3 tbsp chopped cilantro 1 fresh hot green chile, seeded and minced 1 garlic clove, minced juice of ½ lime salt For the tortillas 8 flour tortillas 2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar guacamole Directions 1. To make the salsa, combine all [...]
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- An Ohio man, frustrated about the bank foreclosing on his home, decided that the best course of action would be to never let them have the satisfaction of accomplishing that. Terry Hoskins reportedly owed $160,000 on his $350,000 home and when he was alerted that he would be losing it to the bank, he bulldozed the house [...]
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- Animals are often used to comfort people when they’re sick or injured, but now they are being incorporated into courtrooms as well so that they can relax those giving testimony who have been victims of violent crimes. Some of the subjects covered in testimony of violent crimes can be especially hard for people to revisit [...]
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- Many people today are involved in some sort of social networking on the internet. They use MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter, among others, to keep in touch with friends and family, share pictures, and communicate with the world in general. But aside from the fact that they are essentially eliminating their own privacy, they might be [...]
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- While it’s doubtful that the Amish business owner was updating his location on Facebook via his mobile telephone, his shed business was being routinely broken into nonetheless. After the sixth break in, the man decided he’d had enough and went to discover a solution to his problem. The man came to the conclusion that the best [...]
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- I’ve gotten feedback from many of you requesting that I get rid of the proposed topics and allow the readers to submit anything that they would like included in the magazine. After consulting multiple people, I’ve decided that this section of the magazine belongs to all of you, and you should feel unencumbered when writing [...]
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- We are pleased to announce that Peggy Trail of Paragould, AR has won the 2009 James H. Veale Humanitarian Award for her excellent service in the blind community. She received multiple nominations for her work done at the Arkansas Council of the Blind as well as other organizations and events. As the winner, she will [...]
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- Get up and go! By Romeo Edmead When traveling long distance via bus, train, or plain, the blind are often told to sit and wait. Sometimes the very promise of assistance could be the exact reason you wind up missing your method of transportation. This harsh reality does not always derive from neglect, but many stations in [...]
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- Hello Everyone, This week I am very pleased to announce that we’ve got a new writer contributing to the magazine. He specializes in adaptive technology for the blind and his experience is sure to benefit all of you. His introduction will follow. For those still wondering about Newsline, I sincerely appreciate your patience. It’s an ongoing process [...]
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- My name is Steven Famiglietti and I am 37 years old. I was born 3 and a half months pre maturely and weighed only 1 pound 15 ounces at my birth. My head literally fit in the palm of my mother’s hand. As a result of my early arrival, I was placed in an incubator [...]
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- Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy, otherwise known as FEVR is an inherited disease that causes the blood vessels in the retina do not fully develop. Researchers studying this disease found that a specific gene, known as TSPAN 12, is at fault by disrupting cell signals as the blood vessels develop in the back of the eye. What makes their finding [...]
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- Feature Writer Romeo Edmead – The Blind Wait The Unusual Way Before I returned to work for the Ziegler Magazine, I experienced something unique that was just perfect to share with all of you. On January 28, 2010, I spent the day at a Manhattan hotel waiting tables. If that does not strike you as peculiar [...]
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- With many airlines charging higher amounts for checked luggage and increasing penalties if someone is over the limit with the amount of luggage they’re allowed to have, a reliable alternative is simply shipping your luggage to and from your destination. While it may seem unconventional to send your luggage with UPS or FedEx instead of [...]
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- Brian Charlson is a big Red Sox fan. He loves going to the games and listening to the play by play when he can’t make them. Accessing the stats, however, proved to be very difficult for him due to his blindness. Now, having been urged by Brian and blindness advocates, this week the MLB has [...]
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- In the United States where sports play an immense role in society, cricket does not receive the same attention as other sports like football and basketball. So the idea of an adaptive version of cricket for the blind on American soil would require a much further stretch of the imagination. However, England’s Cricket for Change [...]
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- RECIPE OF THE WEEK Chili con Carne with Chili Cheddar Shortcakes For the shortcake biscuits 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into bits 1/4 pound sharp Cheddar, grated coarse (about 1 1/2 cups) four 2-inch pickled jalapeño chilies, seeded and minced (wear rubber gloves) 1 cup sour cream For [...]
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- Oxytocin, sometimes called the “love hormone,” has been thought to encourage bonding between a mother and her baby. Now, it seems that a study may also show that the hormone, when administered through an inhaler, may alleviate the symptoms of autism in some patients. The study involved 13 individuals who had been diagnosed with high functioning [...]
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- Brian McKeever, a cross country skier for Canada, has received a massive amount of attention once the news media realized his condition. With less than ten percent vision, Brian is almost entirely blind. He is also the first person to compete in both the Paralympics as well as the Olympics. Brian’s event is the 50 kilometer cross country event [...]
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- Unfortunately, no one was interested in submitting anything to last week’s reader’s forum. For that, I blame myself. While based on good intentions, the topic that I picked may have been too generalized and not very interesting to you readers. So, this week’s topic will involve something that I hope all of you were able to follow: [...]
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- For the most part, as citizens, we trust the judgment of police officers who have sworn to protect us. However, this story out of the United Kingdom is sure to make even the most trusting people a little uneasy. As part of a new program aimed at encouraging citizens to protect themselves from burglary, police in Macclesfield, Cheshire [...]
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- Hello everybody, Another week gone by and more news to pass on to you all. Very soon, we’ll be incorporating a couple new feature writers who will contribute to different sections of the magazine. I won’t get into specifics, but I’m sure that all of you will enjoy what they have to offer. Also, concerning the pen [...]
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- On February 10, an earthquake measuring 3.8 on the richter scale shook citizens out of their sleep at 4 in the morning. The quake was centered near Virgil, Illinois, roughly 50 miles from Chicago. Many people reported that it sounded like a train was going right past their house and furniture and lights were shaking violently. [...]
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- I had the pleasure of speaking with Antoine McCracken, a blind actor and Ziegler Magazine reader, a few days ago. Antoine first got in touch with me via email asking to post an encouraging message to the blind community in our Special Notices section. His message was so good, that I asked him if he [...]
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- My name is Jywanza Maye. I am a devoted Ziegler reader. I have recently become a Scentsy consultant. You may ask what is Scentsy? Scentsy is the authentic wickless candle company, founded on the simple idea of offering a safer alternative to traditional candles. Scentsy Warmers are highly decorative and use a low-watt bulb to [...]
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- A new beginning. By Romeo Edmead For those of you who have only begun subscribing to our magazine this year, I would like to welcome you to the publication. Actually, while we are on this subject, let me inform you that I am kind of new myself. To be specific, I was hired in 2004 and worked for approximately five and [...]
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- Hello all, Things have been very exciting and busy around here lately as we try to incorporate new items and services into the magazine. Unfortunately, in the midst of all that has been going on, I neglected to inform you all that our office would be closed yesterday for President’s Day. I came into work this [...]
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- Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson’s personal physician who administered propofol, a powerful anesthetic normally reserved for major surgery, was formally charged for involuntary manslaughter on February 8. Murray pled not guilty to the charges. Michael Jackson died in June, meaning that prosecutors required 8 months to build charges against Murray. This can be taken one of two [...]
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- Up until Sunday, the most watched televised event in America was the finale of the popular CBS show MASH, which in 1983 brought in just shy of 106 million viewers. However, the match up between the Saints and the Colts served as the perfect venue to best that record. Pulling in 106.5 million viewers, Superbowl 44 [...]
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- Many of you have been requesting that the Reader’s Forum return to the pages of the Ziegler. With the magazine’s new format, I have been thinking abut how that can be done. What I decided is that I’m going to offer up a weekly topic for discussion and let you guys run with it. The old matildaziegler.org site [...]
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- After a February 2 crash during a training run in Austria that resulted in an injured shin, Lindsey Vonn’s amount of participation in the Olympics is still uncertain. While her trainers feel that she is doing much better, and she herself said that with the aid of numbing creams and pain killers that she is [...]
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- This past weekend, I decided to brave the elements and head up to Vermont to go skiing with some friends of mine. It was going to be cold, mostly single digits and below during my stay, but the snow was going to be decent and I hadn’t been out yet this year. As I was going [...]
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- Frank Buckles, a former Corporal in the United States Army and the final surviving U.S. veteran of World War One, celebrated his 109th birthday on February 1. But what is perhaps the most interesting about Buckles isn’t his age, but rather his goal to encourage lawmakers to renovate the World War One memorial in Washington D.C. [...]
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- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, known as SIDS, claims the lives of nearly 3,000 babies in the United States each year. Now, doctors at the Children’s Hospital in Boston believe that low serotonin levels may be part of the cause. Dr. Hannah Kinney and her colleagues found that compared to babies who had died from other medical [...]
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- While it may seem like something straight out of science fiction, a company has developed glass in a spray can. The spray solution is based on silica, which is also present in real glass as well. When the solution is mixed with either water or ethanol, it can be sprayed on a number of surfaces [...]
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- I’ve held off on mentioning anything that had to do with Tiger Woods because he has been jammed down our throats for weeks now. However, there is a report that he might be returning to play golf as early as February 17. The rumors started in Australia and were obviously met with serious doubt. However, they [...]
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- RECIPE OF THE WEEK For Valentine’s Day -Poached Pears with Chocolate Sauce Yield: 4 servings Cooking Time: 20 minutes, plus cooling time Ingredients 4 pears (about 6 ounces each), preferably Anjou 3¼ cups sugar 2 vanilla beans ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, such as Droste or Hershey’s ½ cup heavy cream Notes The pears should be large and just about perfectly ripe before cooking. To judge [...]
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- February 2 is officially Groundhog Day in America and like most every year, the furry little forecaster, Punxsutawney Phil, popped out of his burrow only to see his shadow and scurry back inside, indicating 6 more weeks of winter. While this mostly frivolous frost forewarning isn’t exactly scientific, there are many old tales of animals [...]
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- It’s that wonderful time of year again where we all gather around a feast of snacks, chili, and hot wings and yell at our TVs in an effort to sway the outcome of the biggest football game of the year. The best part is that this year’s game looks like it will be a fantastic [...]
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- Hello again everyone. This has been a very busy week here at the magazine and I’ve got a lot to fill you all in on. So, onto the good stuff. Earlier this week we sat down for a product demonstration over the web for software called Browse Aloud. Created by a company called Text Help, Browse [...]
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- So what is BrowseAloud? BrowseAloud is free software that reads web pages out loud. It can help anyone who has difficulty reading on-line, including people with mild visual impairments, low literacy, English as a second language, or learning disabilities, such as dyslexia. Once you have BrowseAloud installed on your computer, all you need to do is hover [...]
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- J.D. Salinger, the author of The Catcher in the Rye, has died at 91 years old. Thought to be one of the most important American authors since World War Two, Salinger became famous for not wanting to be famous at all and had been living in seclusion for nearly 50 years at his home in [...]
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- Bill Gates and his wife Melinda plan to donate 10 billion dollars over the next decade to develop and deliver vaccinations to developing nations worldwide. Over the past 10 years, they have already given 4.5 billion to the same cause, but plan to double that due to the increased need. Their goal is to increase the [...]
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- Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, has had its fair share of explorers try and conquer it. The first pair to successfully do so were Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay when they made the climb in 1953. However, 30 years prior to that, another pair named George Mallory and Andrew Irvine attempted [...]
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- RECIPE OF THE WEEK Chicken and White Bean Chili – great for Superbowl Weekend! Ingredients 1/4 cup olive oil 1 1/3 cups chopped onion 1 large green bell pepper, chopped 6 garlic cloves, chopped 2 1/4 pounds skinless boneless chicken thighs, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 3 1/2 tablespoons chili powder 2 tablespoons tomato paste 1 tablespoon ground cumin 1 tablespoon dried oregano 2- 16-ounce cans white beans, [...]
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