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** Tip Of The Day –  One Printer - Several Properties

** Today in History – Battle of the Ironclads

** Trivia

** Quote of the Day

** Woman in Business – How to Make Your Niche Follow You Anywhere by Susan A. Friedmann, CSP

** Grins – Baby Airplanes

** "Cooking for the Empty Nest" – Checkerboard cheese bake

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One Printer - Several Properties  

If you frequently print documents using different printer settings, such as black and white drafts versus color documents, you're probably getting tired of changing these settings each time you print. You can avoid this busywork by tricking Windows into thinking you have two different printers. "Install" the same printer twice, then set the Properties for each to match your most commonly used settings. From then on, the only setting change you'll have to make is selecting the printer you want to use.

To "install" your printer again, select Start, Settings, Printers and click Add Printer. Follow along with the installation instructions and, when asked, opt to keep the existing driver. Also, be sure to give this "second" printer an appropriate name, such as Color Docs.

When the installation is complete, you'll see two different printer icons in the Printers window. To adjust their Properties, one at a time, right-click an icon, select Properties, then make the changes you'd like. The next time you want to print a document, use the native application's Print command, select a printer in the resulting dialog box, and click OK.

Battle of the Ironclads

On this day in 1862, during the American Civil War, the CSS Virginia, a captured and rebuilt Union steam frigate formerly known as the Merrimac, engages the USS Monitor in the first battle between iron-fortified naval vessels in history.

The Confederate navy's addition of iron plates to the captured USS Merrimac steam frigate temporarily made it an unstoppable force in the disputed waters of the Civil War. After seeing the Merrimac in action, the Union navy constructed its own ironclad, the USS Monitor. On March 8, 1862, the Virginia attacked a Union squadron of wooden-hulled vessels in Hampton Roads off the Virginia coast. The USS Congress, a frigate, and the USS Cumberland, a sailing sloop, were easily sunk by the Virginia, which suffered no noticeable damage. Late that night, the USS Monitor arrived in the area. With its deck nearly at the water level, the Monitor had an unassuming appearance, but it was a formidable match for the Confederate ironclad.
On March 9, the two vessels engaged each other, and both the Monitor and the Virginia suffered direct hits that failed to penetrate their iron shells.

Finally, after four hours, a cannon blast from the Virginia hit the Monitor's pilothouse, temporarily blinding the ship's captain, Union Lieutenant John L. Worden. The Virginia was thus allowed to escape to Norfolk, Virginia, and the Battle of the Ironclads ended in a draw. Two months later, the Virginia was trapped in Norfolk by advancing Union forces, and its Confederate crew blew up the fearful vessel rather than allow it to fall into Union hands.

How to Make Your Niche Follow You Anywhere
by Susan A. Friedmann, CSP
 
Is your niche happy with you? Does the media hang on your every word? Will they still love you tomorrow? To build strong, lasting relationships, you must remain front and center. The allure is all in your availability.
 
As an adroit Nichepreneur®, making constant, consistent connections helps your niche get to know you. Some of the most powerful resources that improve your accessibility - without losing precious time - are online. By crafting blog posts, you engage your target audience. When you send an email newsletter packed with tips, checklists and articles, you build credibility right from the inbox. You're on. They can tell.
 
From initiating online discussions to instructing webinars that support industry professionals, the web is your platform to create and sustain key relationships. Every day, dozens of new Nichepreneur® tools become available to help you succeed. Some of them take time to master. Others only require a few minutes to reap the benefits.
 
Today, I'd like to share with you one clever, easy-to-use microblogging tool that helps you keep in touch with your niche. Whether you've just published a blog post or want to share a helpful web address, this top microblogging program can support you.
 
I'm talking about Twitter. You can follow me via my Twitter account.
 
You've likely heard of this before. You may already have a free Twitter account with your profile and a few tweets, answering Twitter's question, "What are you doing?" With Twitter, you can do so much, including:
 
- Reach your niche audience with highly targeted posts, called tweets
- Broadcast your blog posts with links to millions in an easily digestible format
- Share insider tips with your industry directly from your blog or mobile phone
- Follow others - even by keyword - to find out what's discussed in your niche
 
As this resource quickly gains popularity, now is the best time to jump right in and learn how it can improve your visibility. Twitter isn't just a site to share what you're up to, it can help you promote your business.
 
Are you ready to discover treats in tweets? Here are five surefire morsels to make the most of your free Twitter account and engage your niche:
 
1. Watch and learn. View what others write about your niche. Notice how these tweets are formatted - short and to the point. To do this, try Twitter Search.
2. Keep your tweets balanced. As a Nichepreneur®, you have lots to share, but don't overdo it with self promos or overwhelm your followers with too many tips.

3. Remain human. Your industry is run by people. And these folks value variety. Share the human side of your niche, and you're followers will get to know you.

4. Beautify your links. You may notice blog post tweets that use the domain TinyURL.com. Use this free service to clean up links within your tweets.

5. Tweet responsibly. What you say on Twitter is seen around the globe and indexed by search engines. Write it. Read it. Rewrite it. Check it. Then update.
 
BONUS TIP: Access Google's keyword search tools to discover how web surfers word their searches. Include their popular key phrases in your tweets, and they'll find you.
 
By following others, joining in the fun and keeping your tweets concise and easy-to-read, you improve visibility and engage your target audience in an exciting new way, building and maintaining quality relationships online.
 
Once you use Twitter, you'll find many new ways to tweet.
 
You may want to tweet from your mobile phone using an application such as Tiny Twitter or any other mobile phone software application for microblogging. You can even broadcast your tweets when you're away from the computer with TweetLater.
 
Twitter plugins provide other key productivity tools, allowing you to configure your blog to work seamlessly with Twitter. For example: if you use WordPress, consider Twitter Updater to automatically tweet updates about your latest post, giving the entire Twitterverse a chance to tune into your blog. There are many other WordPress add-ons.
 
For more time saving advice, read my blog posts this month.
 
It's time to let your industry know more about you, your expertise and how much you care. By building stronger, lasting relationships online, you add value to your niche. Tweet smartly, and they'll follow you anywhere.
 
To claim your riches in niches, subscribe to my blog, or tune into Riches In Niches Radio.
 
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Written by Susan A. Friedmann, CSP, The Nichepreneur© Coach, Lake Placid, NY, internationally recognized expert working with service professionals to increase their niche marketing potential. Author: "Riches in Niches: How to Make it BIG in a small Market" and "Meeting & Event Planning for Dummies." Claim your free copy of the special report, "The Nichepreneur© Mindset" at http://www.richesinniches.com

  A Little Humor to Start the Week 

Baby Airplanes
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The little boy (who had been looking out the window of the airplane) turned to his mother and asked , 'If big dogs have baby dogs, and big
Cats have baby cats, why don't big airplanes have baby airplanes?

The mother (who couldn't think of an answer) told her son to ask the Flight attendant, so the boy went down the aisle and asked the flight
Attendant.
 
The flight attendant, who was very busy at the time, smiled and said, 'I Saw you talking with your mom - Did your Mom tell you to ask me?'
The boy said, 'Yes she did. ' Well, then, you go and tell your mother that there are no baby Airplanes because Southwest always pulls out on time.

Have your Mom explain that to you.

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As Morris and his wife Sherry were planning a vacation. They ended up in an argument, "It's 'Hawaii', I'm telling you!" Sherry said.

"I never knew someone so stubborn! 'Havaii' is how it's pronounced!" he replied.

And so it went all the way to the vacation.

As they got off the airplane, they passed a man. Morris abruptly stopped the wife and turned to the man to ask, "Now that we're on the island, you can settle an argument between my wife and me. Is this 'Hawaii' or 'Havaii?'"

"This is Havaii," the man replied.

"Ha!" the husband gloated to his wife. "See, didn't I tell you never to argue with me?"

As they began to walk away, Morris turned back and gave the man a hearty, "Thank you!"

"You're Velcome!" he called back.

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The cartoon characters were playing draw poker between the takes of the epic movie, "Who Framed Roger Rabbit."

Roger was the big winner but Mickey Mouse and Huckleberry Hound were doing well. Goofy, Casper the Ghost and Donald Duck were losing, when Casper picked up the two, three, four, five and seven of hearts. He was unable to scare any of the other players into folding their hands as all but Casper drew one or two cards.

The bidding on the second round was quite animated as the pot grew to the largest to date. Casper showed his hand and started to take the pot when Roger put down the King, eight, six, five and three of spades to beat him.

The moral of the story: The spirit was willing but the flush was weak.
 

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We had our ten-year-old daughter late in life, long after our two boys were born. She is the joy of my husband's life, but he is self-conscious about being an older father. He likes to jokingly tell people that by the time she graduates from high school, he'll be in a nursing home.

One day she asked, "Mom, you know how Dad always says he'll be in a home when I graduate?"

I nodded, expecting some sad question about mortality.

She continued, "Can I have the car then?"

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Riddle

There were three prisoners standing before a judge. The judge looked sternly at the first and said,
"What do you have to say for yourself?"

The second man answered, "I'm not guilty, Your Honor."

"I wasn't speaking to you!" said the judge, sharply. "But I didn't say anything, Your Honor," said the third man.

Why was the judge getting these strange responses from the men standing before him.

Do you know the answer? Scroll down to find the solution.

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My short-term memory is not as sharp as it used to be.
Also, my short-term memory's not as sharp as it used to be.

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"Cooking for the Empty Nest"
Recipe of the Week

3 medium yellow summer squash
6 Tbsp butter or margarine
1/2 lb fresh spinach
3 medium tomatoes, sliced
2 cups cottage cheese
1 1/2 cup crumbled crackers
1/4 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp parsley
1/4 tsp sweet basil
1/4 tsp minced garlic
6 slices provolone cheese

Trim and thinly slice summer squash. Saute in 2 tbsp butter. Set aside. Tear spinach into bite size pieces ans saute in 2 tbsp butter. Set aside. Saute tomatoes in 2 tbsp butter. Set aside. Combine cottage cheese, crackers ans herbs in a small bowl. Put squash into a 2 qt baking dish. Add 1/2 cheese mixture, all of the spinach, remaining cheese mixture and tomato slices. Top with provolone cheese arranged in a checkerboard fashion. Bake at 375 degrees F for 30 minutes.

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Yours in cooking - Sue

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