Scottsdale, Arizona, and yes I have air conditioning. Thank goodness. Rose Combs rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cindy Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 12:37 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Validating Books Between your heat and your wild fires, your area sounds miserable. Where do you live? My heart goes out to you. Do you have air conditioning? Cindy --- Rose Combs <rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Well, I just made a mess here, so I think I will > start fresh tomorrow, I > figured out what I did incorrectly just don't have > the energy to fix it > tonight, fighting allergies, and smoke from our wild > fires, so not up to > par. > > > Rose Combs > rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx > > -----Original Message----- > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Jake Brownell > Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 12:01 AM > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Validating Books > > > Hi Rose, > No books are not available if they are in the > administration queue. > However, > it's possible that the book is either a duplicate, > or has been sent back > to > the download page for more editing. > > HTH, > Jake > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rose Combs" <rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 1:11 AM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Validating Books > > > > We can turn off punctuation and we don't hear the > hyphens, however, if > > they are there reading with speech is a bit > choppy. > > > > I am reading this book, but I may not renew it, as > a matter of fact, I > > thought I remembered seeing it as one that is > waiting admin approval, > so > > how I got it is a mystery to me, unless they > remain available > > regardless. > > > > Later, once I figure out exactly what I am doing, > I will be glad to > take > > the medical stuff, it is an interest of mine but I > work with the > > terminology all day long, would recognize errors > and have a medical > > spell checker installed in Word. > > > > I'd prefer to read mysteries and romances, but, I > have an area of more > > or less expertise that could also be useful. > > > > Any more Robin Cook, Michael Palmer and others in > the same vein could > > come my way, no problem. > > > > I am also a historical fiction reader, but not > ready to tackle an epic > > at this moment. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Rose Combs > > rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Cindy > > Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 9:56 PM > > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Validating Books > > > > > > If the hyphens are at the end of the line and the > word > > shold not be hyphentaed, you should remove the > hyphen > > and close up the word. Otherwise, you should leave > > them in. I think I read here that people who > listen > > can turn off punctuation, though I don't know if > that > > includes hyphens. > > > > The book I'm validating now and am almost finished > > with is originally written in 1920, though this is > a > > newer edition. However, the published changed > nothing. > > Therefore, a lot of words that we don't hyphenate > any > > more, like tonight and upstairs, are hyphenated -- > > to-night, up-stairs. I have left them that way and > > will put a note about it in the long synopsis so > > readers can maybe remove them if they want for > their > > reading pleasure. > > > > If I'm wrong to leave them and should eliminate > them, > > Gustavo or Peter, please let me know. > > > > Cindy > > > > > > -- Rose Combs <rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > Yeah, I hate house work. > > > > > > Question, I am validating a larger project than > I'd > > > planned, Physical > > > Examination for Health Assessment. All the > > > copyright info is most > > > definitely present. > > > > > > I converted this doc file to RTF immediately. > > > > > > My question is this, there are a lot of > hyphenated > > > words, and the > > > hyphens appear to be properly placed, my guess > they > > > were done by the > > > publisher, or else the submitter (no name > shown) > > > did a good job, I > > > should leave these alone? It would read better > > > aloud without them, but, > > > this is about a 900 page document, I am not > really > > > inclined to remove > > > them all. > > > > > > Any opinions? This book had a fair rating, > although > > > in the first few > > > pages, I have not found anything other than > those > > > hyphens that could be > > > questionable. > > > > > > > > > Rose Combs > > > rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > > > Behalf Of Cindy > > > Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 9:03 PM > > > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Validating Books > > > > > > > > > - > > > > It is the equivalent of whether my house is > clean > > > > enough for me and my > > > > wife or for company. > > > > > > > Mike, > > > > > > That is an excellent analogy. I laughed, > thinking of > > > my house. I spend much more time cleaning up > books > > > for > > > bookshare than I do on my house. smiling > > > embarrassedly. > > > > > > Cindy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________ > > > > > > Yahoo! Sports > > > Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy > Football > > > > > > http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Yahoo! Mail Mobile > > Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your > mobile phone. > > http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.8/37 - > Release Date: 7/1/2005 > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________ Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com