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Last month we learned all about Vegas and how to hopefully win some money. This month
Classroom of the Air - Financial Planning 101.
Our speaker, Dean Wells, has worked in financial planning for 11 years. He started
at Charles Schwab where he worked for 4 years. He left Schwab to take over an Edward
Jones office following the departure of the broker there. After working with Jones
for 5 Years he moved to LPL Financial and opened his own Office where he works as
an Independent Financial Advisor.
Dean will be covering the basics of financial planning. He'll talk about bonds, mutual

Radio Waves Topic For March: Old Time Radio For Dummies
With modern radio being what it is, many take refuge in radio from the past. But many Radio Waves participants (and that includes your moderator) are not familiar with the world of OTR. It's time for the golden age of radio enthusiasts to enlighten the uninitiated.

March’s book is The Toss of a Lemon by Padma Viswanathan, late 19th
century/early 20th century India RC and DB 68367
The novel concerns a young woman in India who marries very young and is widowed nearly
as young. She is required by her Brahman birth to shave off her hair and live isolated.
She chooses to go against tradirion to live on her own with her children. The book
covers the late 19th and the first half of the 20th century. It’s writing style will
be different for most American readers, shifting as it does from presnt to past tense
and back again.

We will be discussing Seneca Falls Inheritance by Miriam Grace Monfredo.
You can find it on the BARD site by searching for DB39265. This is also its RC number and you can request it from your regional library on cassette.

You can find this book on Bookshare at:
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/32151

We look forward to having you share your opinions and your knowledge of mysteries with us.

If you have questions or concerns, or you want to try out the software before attending the Group, please do not hesitate to contact the Group'sfacilitator,

The other day on Accessible World, many of you heard from Al Gil regarding the ease
of gambling while blind. Well, on our next program, Al’s daughter and son-in-law,
Mary Beth and Tom Randall will appear live to discuss their pleasure with the New
Wave Oven. We have previously mentioned both the new wave and the Flavor Wave counter
ovens, but this time you will hear how easy the New Wave Oven works, and the satisfaction
that Mary Beth and Tom Randall have enjoyed from it over the past two to three years.

Accessible World Special Program Series
It's been historically referred to as "the Noble Experiment." Officially it was called a prohibition against the sale, manufacture and transportation of intoxicating liquors. The accompanying legislation was called the Volstead Act. Prohibition went into effect on January 16th, 1920 and ended on December 5th, 1933 amidst The Great Depression.

Accessible World is pleased to present, Classroom of the Air. What happens
here doesn't stay here, what blind people want to know about gambling in
Vegas.

Come join the accessible world community, as Al Gills joins us for a lively
conversation about his experiences gambling in Vegas. He will discuss how as
a blind person, he was able to navigate around the strip. Learn about the
etiquette rules for casinos. Tipping is part of playing; learn some helpful
guidelines. Asking for assistance is necessary for blind gamblers, so find

Accessible World welcomes you to the second program featuring Dan Thompson of Dan's
Tips.
Our main speaker will be Mr. Mark Carson who is the Midwest Sales Director of Humanware.
Mark will speak to us about the Braillenote apex and other Humanware products.
Presenter: Mark Carson, Midwest Sales Director, Humanware
Email: mark.carson@humanware.com
Dan Thompson, Group Facilitator
Email: dthompson5@mchsi.com

CBS Television is rerunning the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie "Front of the Class" tonight at 8pm US eastern time. This story is about Brad Cohen, a boy with Tourette Syndrome who grows up to be the teacher he never had. After this movie aired the first time, I found Brad himself and invited him to appear with us on Books And Beyond. Because CBS is showing his movie again, we decided to air his appearance with us again this weekend.

The Future of Radio
Like every other form of mass media, radio is undergoing a lot of change. Changes in technology, changes in content, changes in how individuals use the medium. Some have predicted the end of radio, but as the first real mass medium, it is surprisingly resilient. But how you listened to radio in the past may not be the same way you listen to it in the future.
During February's Radio Waves discussion, we'll talk about how radio has changed in the last decade, and how it will change in the years to come. And maybe wax a little nostalgic for the radio of our past.