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MAKE A NOTE!! -- Oct 18th, 2006CIRCULATION - 36,027 (From Around the World! :-) WEB SITE VISITORS - 117,106 A Free Twice Monthly (1st and 3d Wednesday of each month) Ezine with (Hopefully) Useful Info on a Wide Variety of Topics NEXT ISSUE TO BE PUBLISHED ON/ABOUT NOV 1ST, 2006 NOTE: Each entry has a suggested "POST IT..." location at the end. We recommend that you print out the ezine, cut out each entry, & post it in these locations to make it easier for you to find when you need it. And if you like what you read, be sure to pass it on to someone else who can use it. * * * * * * * My Favorite: Books * * * * * * * Amish Victims FundThe tragedy of the shootings of the Amish school children have touched us
all. If you would like to make a donation to the victims' families you can
donate to the Mennonite Disaster Service and list in the memo line, or click in
the proper box, that the donation is for the 2006 Amish School Recovery Fund.
The funds will be used for medical care, transportation (the hospital where the
survivors are being treated is quite a distance from their homes), supportive
care, and other needs. To make a donation, you can call 717-859-2210, mail a
donation to Mennonite Disaster Service, 1018 Main St., Akron, PA 17501, or
online at... POST IT...on your computer. * * * * * * * Dottie's Weight Loss ZoneThis site is a great resource for anyone on a diet, or someone just trying to
eat right. POST IT...with your diet books. * * * * * * * Dry Wall HangersIf you are tired of trying to use a "wood support"(can't use proper word as
some filters might block it by mistake) finder when you hang your pictures on
the wall, or there isn't a "wood support" in the location where you want to hang
a picture, then there's a product out there you might be interested in. Home
Depot, and other stores, have dry wall hangers. These hangers have a hook with
1-6 short nails (depending on how heavy your picture is) in slots designed to
spread the support through a wider area. That way, the nails are shallow, but
should be able to provide the same support as regular, longer nails. To get a
better look at them, go to... www.ooks.com
POST IT...with your hammer. * * * * * * * Many Dresses in OneFor those who would like to have one outfit with several different looks, go over to... http://www.spiegel.com/ Scroll to the bottom of the page, where it says "Norma Kamali Timeless...View the Collection." The items near the top of the list, "Signature Convertible Pieces, can convert to various styles for different looks. Be sure to check out the "How To Video Archive" (at bottom of Convertible Pieces List) for a demonstration of how to get all the looks for these dresses, skirts, and tops. POST IT...on your shopping list. * * * * * * * Recipe: Korean Spinach DishWe were going to feature this recipe in our last issue, but in light of the recall, decided to wait. Now that they have figured out the source of the problem and spinach is back on the shelves, here's a yummy recipe to bring that healthy green stuff back into your home.
POST IT...on your shopping list and in your recipe box. * * * * * * * Back Issue Treasure: November 19th, 2003 Issue (Reviews of Your Teachers, Book Bags, Finding Your Home for Worship, Turkey Tip, & More)Getting ready for some end of quarter tests? Or maybe getting ready to pick some classes for the 2nd semester? Either way, you'll want to check out the teacher/professor rating sites in this back issue. They have ratings (and you can provide them as well) for middle school through college. All should be taken with a grain of salt, but most of the teachers we have personally experienced, have reviews that are right on the mark. Many colleges have students do reviews at the end of a class, to provide valuable input for the teacher. So teachers should throw out what isn't helpful but read the reviews with an open mind (e.g. If you get positive reviews, but practically every review says you yell too much, then you might want to consider watching that). Please read the entire article in the back issue before sending me flame mail (many of my friends/family are teachers, so I'm certainly not anti-educator). Has your child's book bag already started falling apart?...then you'll want to check out our article on quality book bags. There's also an article that can help you speed up that search for a worship home, and a turkey tip you'll want to save for Thanksgiving. All this and more in this great Back Issue Treasure. To retrieve this back issue, click HERE. Missing: Updates on MissingOne of our readers asked if we could do updates on the missing people we have featured. It is difficult to do this, because, unless there is a news article, the file is simply removed from most sites once the person is found dead or alive. But we went back a year and checked the 24+ (some issues we featured siblings) people we've featured. Sadly, most are still missing. Two were found dead in a boating accident, 1 was found murdered, 2 were recovered. In one of the recovery cases, we do know that a tip from the Make a Note was helpful in the search. While we are sad about the statistics, it is important that we keep looking, esp. in light of the recovery of some children who have been missing for as long as 10 yrs before being found. POST IT...in your vehicle. * * * * * * * Final WordsJOKE (From Thomas D.)Ever Wonder...Why don't you ever see the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery"? QUOTEMarie Roberts, widow of the gunman who killed the Amish children, thanked the
Amish and others in the community for their "forgiveness, grace, and mercy." She
said, "Your love for our family has helped to provide the healing we so
desperately need. Gifts you've given have touched our hearts in a way no words
can describe...Your compassion has reached beyond our family, beyond our
community, and is changing our world, and for this we sincerely thank you.
Please know that our hearts have been broken by all that has happened. We are
filled with sorrow for all of our Amish neighbors whom we have loved and
continue to love. We know there are many hard days ahead for all the families
who lost loved ones, and so we will continue to put our hope and trust in the
God of all comfort, as we all seek to rebuild our lives." * * * * * * * Sponsorship InformationIf you are interested in helping to sponsor our ezine, or others in the Dollar Stretcher family, drop an email requesting additional info to: mailto:marketing@stretcher.com?subject=MAN. It may be more reasonable than you realize. And check out the other free helpful ezines offered at http://www.stretcher.com/menu/subscrib.cfm * * * * * * * AT&T's Community PortAT&T has a site about WorldNet members, like us, who have created their own personal web pages. If you think our site deserves to be featured on AT&T's Community Port , send them an e-mail about it, at communities@att.net. Be sure to include the page's URL http://home.att.net/~make-a-note/index.htm and why you think our site is special. * * * * * * * FEEDBACK TO THE EDITORTO SUBSCRIBE TO MAKE-A-NOTE EZINESend a blank email to: subscribe-make-a-note@hub.thedollarstretcher.com TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM MAKE-A-NOTE EZINESend a blank email to: unsubscribe-make-a-note@hub.thedollarstretcher.com Thank you to Pastor Wilson & Gary Foreman for all they do for the Make a Note. SPONSORSHIP INFOIf you are interested in helping to sponsor this ezine or others in the Dollar Stretcher Family, drop an email requesting additional info to marketing@stretcher.com. ****************END MAKE A NOTE****************
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