Bible and Reference Software for Palm and PC

Here are some Bible study resources for your Palm PDA (many are free):


PALM BIBLE SOFTWARE:

Bible Sites (download Bible readers, Bible versions, important religious texts including those from different religions, and other publications):

http://palmbibleplus.sourceforge.net/ (free + additonal links)
http://www.olivetree.com/ (purchase, some freebees)
http://www.gmpsoft.com/ (purchase, some freebees)
http://www.laridian.com/ (purchase - NIV; also free utility: CountEm)


Dictionary Reader:

BDicty (http://www.beiks.com/,%20free%20Light,%20$10%20Pro%20version)
see also free downloads for BDicty

(Nave's Topical, ISBE, Strong's verbs, Thompson, Torrey, etc.)

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See also http://RoadLingua.com
(similar to BDicty)
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Here are some additional tools for reading e-books (for most of these, the free limited edition is all you need):

E-Book readers:

Palm Reader (free from palmsource.com)
MobiPocket (http://www.mobipocket.com/, 14-day Pro trial, free Standard - powerful features, including viewing web pages)
iSilo (http://www.isilo.com/, 30 day Full trial, free Limited use)
TiBR (http://www.indevsoftware.com/, free)
TomeRaider (http://www.tomeraider.com/, purchase required)
Adobe Reader for Palm, etc.(http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html, free)


Note: I also have many of the books that go with these readers. Contact me via email and let me know what books in which you are interested and I will be glad to send them to you.


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Free BIBLE STUDY TOOLS for your PC
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Here is a great Bible study resource that is available for your personal computer and it's free!

Multiple versions of the Bible (as well as in multiple languages), concordances, dictionairies, encyclopedias, commentaries, devotionals, study guides and more. With referencing, cross-linking and notes tools.

To duplicate these resources by buying the book hard copy version could cost you $1,000's!

Just go to their site and follow download directions:
e-Sword.net


Read their comments:

"As a Bible student and teacher I have experienced the necessary work involved in searching the Scriptures for the competent preparation of a Bible study, Sunday school lesson, or a sermon. There are volumes of books available as study tools (and the Christian community is indebted to the various authors' perseverance and scholarship), but there is not enough time, money, or shelf space to properly take advantage of these resources. Computer software has changed the way we can study the Word of GOD. With a simple search or click of the mouse button, we now have access to these same volumes of scholarship within seconds!"

"e-Sword is a fast and effective way to study the Bible. e-Sword is feature rich and user friendly with more capabilities than you would expect in a free software package. The fact that e-Sword is free is just one of the blessings and does not speak of the quality of the software. I make my living writing software and I believe I have put forth my best effort in this endeavor. The real work, however, was put in by the godly men and women who devoted countless years creating the texts that have been made available for our benefit."

Note: There is also another free bible study software available, possibily a little more complicated for some to use, but comprehensive in it's study tool set:
The SWORD Project

Here is what they say...

"The SWORD Project is an effort to create an ever expanding software package for research and study of God and His Word. The SWORD Bible Framework allows easy manipulation of Bible texts, commentaries, lexicons, dictionaries, etc. Many frontends are build using this framework. An installed module set may be shared between any frontend using the framework."

"The software provided by the Sword Project is written completely by a large group of volunteers who spend countless hours adding to and improving this tool (anyone can contribute). Due to this arrangement, the project can provide very advanced Bible study tools without the need to charge for the service.

Once you download the basic Sword software for your system (there is software for Windows and Linux systems), you can then choose from a large number of freely available modules. These include the KJV, WEB, and Bible-in-Basic-English Bibles; commentaries from Henry Spurgeon, and Wesley; Strong's, Nave's, and Thayer's dictionaries and lexicons, and even a variety of daily devotionals."

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Free Online BIBLE STUDY/SEARCH TOOLS
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The Bible Gateway - http://www.biblegateway.com/
OliveTree Search the Bible - http://www.olivetree12.com/bible/
CrossWalk - http://bible.crosswalk.com; http://www.biblestudytools.net
Bibles.net - http://www.bibles.net
Ethereal Library - http://www.ccel.org


Let me know if you have any problems accessing these links. Enjoy!

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Senior Resource Links

Aging and Cancer: Are Telomeres and Telomerase the Connection?Dr. Shay has been a pioneer in relating the fields of aging and cancer research, advocating what is known as the "telomere hypothesis". The principles of this hypothesis are fairly simple. Healthy human cells are mortal because they can divide only a finite number of times, growing older each time they divide… http://www.accessexcellence.org/LC/ST/st10bg.html

Cancer Screening for the ElderlyA number of disease- and patient-specific factors need to be taken into account when cancer screening is considered in an older patient. They include the impact of aging on the cancer's biology and screening test performance, the patient's remaining years of life and candidacy for further diagnostic testing and available therapies, potential barriers to compliance with screening, and the patient's values and preferences about the screening. http://www.hosppract.com/issues/2001/03/eldhef.htm

Aging in the 21st Century: An AOA Statistical ReportDuring the next 3 to 4 decades, there will be a very significant increase in the number of elderly persons, particularly the older aged; a sharp increase in the share of elderly persons in the population; and changes in the overall age composition of the elderly population… http://www.aoa.gov/prof/Statistics/future_growth/aging21/health.asp

Anorexia Nervosa Also Claims Lives of ElderlyPsychologists at the University of British Columbia have uncovered evidence that fatal cases of anorexia nervosa may strike more older people, and men, than is commonly believed. http://publicaffairs.ubc.ca/media/releases/1996/mr-96-85.html

Depression and Bipolar Web: Depression and the Elderly Contrary to popular belief, however, depression is not part of the normal aging process. True, older people may seem to have a lot more to be depressed about. Ten to twenty percent of widows and widowers experience depression during the first year of bereavement, but in general the percentage of depressed elderly is only marginally higher than the population as a whole, affecting some five to six million of the 33 million Americans over the age of 65. And with age comes an array of coping skills. http://www.mcmanweb.com/article-33.htm

Seventy-Six Things You Should Know About the New Medicare Drug Discount Cards: http://www.medicarerights.org/newlawframeset.html

Medicare Rights Center: Medicare Prescription Cards Help for Pennsylvanians (PowerPoint Presentation)
http://www.medicarerights.org/ASA/Pennsylvania.ppt

The Ability to Sleep: It is Not the Need but the Ability That Diminishes with Agehttp://sleepdisorders.about.com/cs/sleepandelders/a/ability_sleep.htm

Food Safety and the Elderly: Susceptibility to Food Borne Illness Increases with Age
http://www.eufic.org/gb/food/pag/food40/food402.htm

Ethical Wills: Handing Down Advice and Blessings to Younger Generations
http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0707/p11s02-lifp.html

Pneumococcal Pneumonia: The Need for Elderly Vaccination
http//www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/pneumonia.htm

U.S. Cremation Statistics: Different Preferences in Different States ttp://www.nfda.org/page.php?pID=78

Fat Intake Appears to be Tied to Alzheimer's Risk. http://www.healthandage.com/Home/gid2=2373

Hearing Loss Often Undetected in Elderly: Affects 1 in 4 Seniors http://www.hon.ch/News/HSN/512740.html

Hearing and Older People: 50% of Those Age 85 and Older Have Hearing Loss http://www.fhma.com/hearing_and_the_elderly.htm

Sure Fire Ways to Prevent Brittle Bones: Fighting Osteoporosis http://www.pdrhealth.com/content/nutrition_health/chapters/fgnt28.shtml

Elderly Exercise: The Most Active Stay Independent Longer http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/02/20/hln.fit.elderly.exercise/

Promoting and Prescribing Exercise for the Elderly http://www.aafp.org/afp/20020201/419.html

The Faces of Financial Elder Abuse: Scams Not to Fall For. http://www.fightseniorfraud.org/frauds.html

Senior Citizen Vulnerability Profile: A Self Test http://www.state.ia.us/elderaffairs/Documents/Abuse/VulnerabilityProfile.pdf

Medicare Drug Benefit Calculator http://www.kaisernetwork.org/static/kncalc.cfm

Health Canada: The Safety and Effectiveness of Generic Drugs http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/iyh/medical/gen_drugs.html

Ask the Experts: Buying Drugs from Canada: Transcript Click here for PDF file

Bone Loss Injections Fight Osteoporosis: An Injection Every Three Months May Be Alternative to Once-Daily Tablets http://aolsvc.health.webmd.aol.com/content/article/75/89675.htm

When Seniors Drink: Alcoholism and the Elderly http://www.mobar.org/law/seniors.htm

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Cancer and the Elderly: Part Two - The Male Perspective and Important Cancer Statistics - PA and NJ

Source: Eldercare Network News

Introduction
Last month, the Feature Article focused on the cancer risks of the elderly, particularly women. Part of that article spoke about the increase in cancer that naturally occurs with aging and the prejudice that often limits intervention and aggressive care for the elderly. [For those readers who did not read the July Feature Article, you may access it by going to link Archives: Index of Past Bulletins located in the left column. Go to Volume 1, Issue No. 11.]

Perspective
This month, eNN will provide important data on the incidence of cancer in the U.S. in general and Pennsylvania and New Jersey in particular. Also, eNN will discuss one of the most prevalent cancers among elderly males, prostate cancer.

Overall, almost 564,000 Americans are expected to die of cancer in 2004. This amounts to more than 1,500 cancer deaths per day! Cancer, the second leading cause of death in America after heart disease, causes one out of every four deaths. Over the course of a lifetime, a male has about a one in two chance of developing cancer; for a female the chance is about one in three.

The elderly are particular targets for this dreaded disease. Cancer diagnosis and treatment are very expensive. Yet about one-third of the elderly only have basic Medicare coverage. The burden on the Medicare system will grow considerably as an aging population makes greater and greater demands on it.


The Merck Manual of Geriatrics offers the following:

The Pennsylvania Department of Health in its Cancer Facts and Figures, 2004, estimates for an average day the following:

Males

Cancer Cases Diagnosed Projected Deaths
All 108 41
Prostate 32 4
Bronchus and Lung 16 12
Colon and Rectum 112 4

Females

Cancer Cases Diagnosed Projected Deaths
All 101 40
Female Breast 28 6
Bronchus and Lung 13 10
Colon and Rectum 12 4

The New Jersey Department of Health in its Cancer Facts and Figures, 2004, estimates for an average day the following:

Males and Females

Cancer Cases Diagnosed Projected Deaths
All 120 49
Female Breast 19 4
Prostate 16 2.5
Bronchus and Lung 13. 4 12.3
Colon and Rectum 13. 4 5.2

Of all the major cancers, bronchus and lung cancer clearly have the lowest survival rates.


The Elderly Male
The primary cancers of the elderly male are prostate, bronchus-lung, and colon-rectum. There are a good number of other cancers as well but their total incidence is less than these. Future issues will address lung and colon-rectum and other cancers.

Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer leads others by a considerable margin. According to NCI Probability Studies 1998-2000, the probability of a male developing this cancer ranged from 1 in 12,833 to age 39, 1 in 44 from ages 40 to 59, 1 in 7 from ages 60 to 79, and 1 in 6 from birth to death. To bring this closer to home, in New Jersey 73% of prostate cancer incidence and 92% of prostate cancer deaths occurs among men age 65 and older. The peak incidence rates are considerably higher for black men. In 2004, it is estimated that there will be about 230,000 new cases in the U.S.

Unfortunately, this cancer usually exhibits no symptoms in its early stage. Only when more advanced does one experience more symptoms or more of several urinary problems. Symptoms could include lower back pain or pelvis or thigh discomfort. Unfortunately, many of the symptoms do not point directly to prostate cancer and resemble those for other non-cancerous conditions.

Digital exams and PSA tests have become routine for men age 50 and older. If discovered in the local or regional stages, the chance of a 5-year relative survival rate is close to 100%. Fortunately, about 86% of prostate cancer discoveries occur at these stages. Recent data indicate a 84% survival rate for 10 years and 56% for 15 years.

Most prostrate cancers progress slowly. As a result, most asymptomatic elderly men diagnosed with prostate cancer die from other causes.

Cancer Screening of the Elderly
Among the age 65+ population, there is considerable debate of the efficacy of continued cancer screening. Many believe that the presence of other debilitating factors and frailty alter the cost-benefit of such screening. Also, the changes in anatomy that occur with aging affect the reliability of screening. For instance, mammography is more reliable in older woman while the PAP smear is less reliable. In the male, the reliability of PSA test is reduced with aging; however, the digital exam remains desirable. Studies have shown that chronically ill persons with diagnosed early state cancer tend to die from the comorbid illness and not from cancer. This is why many physicians do not do screening of the frail elderly.

The American Cancer Society recommends that males have a digital examination and PSA assay beginning at age 50, but only after careful analysis of the risks and benefits of such. The screening should continue until the individual has less than a 10-ten year life expectancy.

Clearly, physician knowledge, attitudes about screening efficacy, and listening and communications skills greatly skew the decisions of the elderly and their loved ones. In any case, these are individual decisions that must take into account many factors.

Conclusion
Aging increases the risk of getting cancer for both men and women. Yet when diagnosed early in those with more than a 10-ten year life expectancy, the outlook is more positive. For those who are already frail and/or with chronic illness, there is less incentive for the medical community to suggest treatment, let alone screening, since it is assumed that it will not be the cancer that brings about death.


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Backup Up Your Data - What's the Big Deal?

Question:
How important is backing up my computer data, how often should I do it, and what's the best procedure(s)?

Answer:
Backing up is extremely important!!! I can't stress firmly enough how critical it is to have proper backup procedures at your place of business and at home. If I can make you paranoid about not backing up, I will feel satisfied in instilling the proper importance and urgency of backups.

Backups should be done on a regular basis commensurate with the frequency that your data changes and its cost to reproduce. The easiest way at this time is to have a CDROM (or DVD-R/W) backup unit and use several sets of CDROM (or DVD-R/W)s (at least 5 sets) which you rotate on a daily or at least weekly basis (rewritable, otherwise use a new one each time). If your volume of data is small, then you may be able to get by with using diskettes. However, if it involves too much effort, the tendency will be to skip backups. With a CDROM (or DVD-R/W) (or similar mass backup facility) you just pop in the CDROM (or DVD-R/W), start up the backup software (CD/DVD data burning) and walk away until finished. At least once a month, make an additional backup (another disk/CDROM (or DVD-R/W) set) that you store permanently.

It is important to make sure that you keep backup copies at another site, away from where your computer is located. I have had clients who have had their computers stolen and even their several-ton safes ripped up, carried out and forced open -- their backup CDROM (or DVD-R/W)s/disk stolen and/or damaged by rain/snow/mud/rocks. If the computer is at your place of business, then either you or someone responsible should store the copy at home (assuming not same location) or at a safe deposit box. If the computer you are backing up is at your home, then store at your place of business, safe deposit box, or another secure place with people you trust. Off site means just what it says -- as far away as practical from the same property on which is the computer is located.

If you don't have a lot of data that frequently changes, make a weekly CDROM (or DVD-R/W) backup and then do intermittent backups on diskette or CD/DVD of the data that changes using a compression utility such as WinRAR, WinZip, PKZip. (However, handling and storage requirements are the same for diskettes as with CDROM (or DVD-R/W)).

Make sure that if you ever do have to restore data from your backups -- it will work. Test your restore capability by picking several files on your backup and then trying to restore them. If not, in an emergency, you may find that all your backup efforts have been in vain because the restore doesn't work (this happens much more frequently than I care to think about).

If using re-writable CD/DVDs, you can rotate your CDROM (or DVD-R/W) diskettes using at least 5 backup sets, but never repeat a backup on the same CDROM (or DVD-R/W). Inevitably, there will be a time, usually the worst possible time for you, that the last backup will be bad (data bad, CDROM (or DVD-R/W)/disk damaged/worn) and you will need to resort to the previous backup -- if you have been using the same CDROM (or DVD-R/W)/disk set each time, then you're stuck. Which brings to mind another point, make sure your backup interval (time between backups) is small enough so that if you have to restore, and the last backup has bad data or is damaged, you are able to use a prior backup without having to spend too much money, time and effort to replace what was lost in between. Assuming the restore goes okay with using an earlier backup, you will then have to manually input all the changes made since the last good backup. If you back up frequently, the interval will be short and this will not be a big hardship.

Keep in mind that from my experience and observation there is a 99% chance that you WILL eventually experience problems that can only be minimized with a good backup procedure.. The frustration, time and money saved, by establishing proper backup procedures now, in a future crisis will most likely be your own!

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