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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi All, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please feel free to share with your networks!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We hope you will join us in March for 2 great audio described movies and a presentation from Accessible Pharmacy! There is no video only audio for these movies! Bring your adult drink, popcorn, snacks, chips ETC! There is more information below the Zoom information about each event. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Friday, March 3, 2023 at 8:00 PM Eastern <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Top Gun<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Friday, March 10, 2023 at 8:00 PM Eastern <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Top Gun Maverick<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 11:00 AM Eastern<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Accessible Pharmacy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h2><a name="_Hlk127910466">NFB of SC Zoom<o:p></o:p></a></h2><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk127910466'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk127910466'></span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8032543777?pwd=QTVQd2RzN3l6QnNmZ0FmSnp6NG8vQT09"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk127910466'>https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8032543777?pwd=QTVQd2RzN3l6QnNmZ0FmSnp6NG8vQT09</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk127910466'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk127910466'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk127910466'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk127910466'>Meeting ID: 803 254 3777<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk127910466'>Passcode: 124578<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk127910466'>One tap mobile<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk127910466'>+19292056099,,8032543777# US (New York)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk127910466'>+13017158592,,8032543777# US (Germantown)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk127910466'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk127910466'>Dial by your location<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk127910466'> +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If someone forwarded this message to you and you would like to be added to our announce only list serve about Tech, Movies and podcast, please send a Email to Steve Cook at <a href="mailto:cookcafe@sc.rr.com">cookcafe@sc.rr.com</a> to be added.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h2>Top Gun<o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>United States Naval Aviator Lieutenant Pete "Maverick" Mitchell and his Radar Intercept Officer (RIO) Lieutenant Junior Grade Nick "Goose" Bradshaw, stationed in the Indian Ocean aboard the USS Enterprise, fly the F-14A Tomcat. During an interception with two hostile MiG-28s,[a] Maverick missile-locks on one, while the other hostile locks onto Maverick's wingman, Cougar. Maverick drives it off, but Cougar is so shaken that Maverick defies orders to land and shepherds him back to the carrier. Cougar resigns his commission. Maverick and Goose are sent in his place by CAG "Stinger" to attend Top Gun, the Naval Fighter Weapons School at Naval Air Station Miramar.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Before the first day of instruction, Maverick unsuccessfully approaches a woman at a bar. He learns the next day she is an astrophysicist and civilian Top Gun instructor, Charlotte "Charlie" Blackwood. She becomes interested in Maverick upon learning of his inverted maneuver with a MiG-28. In Maverick's first training hop, he flies below 10,000 feet (3,000 m), breaking a major rule of engagement, to defeat instructor Lieutenant Commander Rick "Jester" Heatherly. Maverick and Goose also buzz the control tower when specifically told not to do so. They are reprimanded by chief instructor Commander Mike "Viper" Metcalf.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Privately, Jester tells Viper that while he admires Maverick's skill, he is not sure if he would trust him as a teammate in combat. In class, Charlie objects to Maverick's aggressive tactics against the MiG-28, but privately tells him she admires his flying; they begin a romantic relationship.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On training Hop 19, Maverick abandons his wingman "Hollywood" to chase Viper. As a result, first Hollywood and then Maverick are defeated in a demonstration of the value of teamwork. Jester tells Maverick his flying is excellent, but criticizes him for leaving his wingman. Maverick’s rival, Lieutenant Tom "Iceman" Kazansky, calls his behavior "foolish", "dangerous" and worse than the enemy, to which Maverick responds “I am dangerous”.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Maverick and Iceman, the leading contenders for the Top Gun Trophy, chase an A-4 in Hop 31. As Iceman has trouble getting a lock on the A-4, Maverick pressures him to break off so that he can move into firing position. However, Maverick's F-14 flies through Iceman's jet wash and suffers a flameout of both engines, going into an unrecoverable flat spin. Maverick and Goose eject, but Goose fatally slams into the jettisoned aircraft canopy.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The board of inquiry clears Maverick of any wrongdoing, but he is shaken and guilt-ridden, and considers quitting. He seeks advice from Viper, who flew with Maverick's father in the Vietnam War-era air battle where he was killed. Contrary to official reports faulting Mitchell, Viper says he died heroically. He tells him he can succeed if he regains his self-confidence. Maverick chooses to graduate and congratulates Iceman, who has won the Top Gun Trophy. Iceman, Hollywood, and Maverick receive immediate deployment orders to deal with a crisis situation; they are sent to the Enterprise to provide air support for the rescue of the SS Layton, a disabled communication ship that drifted into hostile waters.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Aboard Enterprise, Iceman and Hollywood are assigned to provide air cover, with Maverick and RIO Merlin on standby. Iceman expresses his concerns to Stinger about Maverick's mental state, but is told to just do his job. Iceman and Hollywood are pulled into a dogfight with what first appear to be two MiGs, but turn out to be six. After Hollywood is shot down, Maverick is scrambled. He goes into a spin after encountering another jet wash, but recovers. Shaken, he breaks off, but then re-engages and shoots down three MiGs. Iceman destroys a fourth, and the remaining two MiGs withdraw. Upon their triumphant return to Enterprise, the pilots share their newfound respect for one another. Finally confident and able to let go of the guilt caused by the training accident, Maverick later throws Goose's dog tags overboard.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Offered the choice of any assignment, Maverick chooses to return to Top Gun as an instructor. He and Charlie reunite at a bar in Miramar.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cast<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tom Cruise as LT Pete "Maverick" Mitchell: A US Navy pilot. The character was loosely based on Duke Cunningham and his accomplishments during the Vietnam War.[9]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kelly McGillis as Charlotte "Charlie" Blackwood: Instructor of Top Gun and Maverick's love interest. The character is based on a real-life person, Christine Fox, who worked at Naval Air Station Miramar.[10]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Val Kilmer as LT Tom "Iceman" Kazansky: One of Top Gun's students and Maverick's rival turned wingman.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Anthony Edwards as LTJG Nick "Goose" Bradshaw: Maverick's radar intercept officer and best friend.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tom Skerritt as CDR Mike "Viper" Metcalf: Commanding officer and instructor of Top Gun. A veteran of the Vietnam War who served with Duke Mitchell, Maverick's father. The character was based on a real person: Rear Admiral Pete "Viper" Pettigrew, a former Navy aviator, Vietnam War veteran and Top Gun instructor, who served as a technical advisor on the film and also makes a cameo appearance in the film as a colleague of Charlie's.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Michael Ironside as LCDR Rick "Jester" Heatherly: A Naval Aviator, and Top Gun instructor<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>John Stockwell as LT Bill "Cougar" Cortell: Maverick's former wingman<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Barry Tubb as LTJG Leonard "Wolfman" Wolfe: Hollywood's radar intercept officer<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Rick Rossovich as LTJG Ron "Slider" Kerner: Iceman's radar intercept officer<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tim Robbins as LTJG Sam "Merlin" Wells: Cougar's radar intercept officer (later Maverick's during the climax)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Clarence Gilyard as LTJG Marcus "Sundown" Williams: Chipper's radar intercept officer (later Maverick's during the end of training)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Whip Hubley as LT Rick "Hollywood" Neven: A student from Top Gun and Iceman's wingman during the climax<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>James Tolkan as CDR Tom "Stinger" Jardian: Commander of the USS Enterprise Carrier Air Group<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Meg Ryan as Carole Bradshaw (wife of LTJG Nick "Goose" Bradshaw)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Adrian Pasdar as LT Charles "Chipper" Piper: A Naval Aviator and student of Top Gun<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Aaron and Adam Weis as Bradley Bradshaw: Goose and Carole's son (uncredited)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h2>Top Gun Maverick<o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>More than 30 years after graduating from Top Gun,[a] United States Navy Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell is a test pilot. Despite many achievements, repeated insubordination has kept him from flag rank;[b] his friend and former Top Gun rival, Admiral Tom "Iceman" Kazansky, now commander of the Pacific Fleet, often protects Maverick. Rear Admiral Chester "Hammer" Cain plans to cancel Maverick's hypersonic "Darkstar" scramjet program in favor of funding drones. To save the program, Maverick unilaterally changes the target speed for that day's test from Mach 9 to the final contract specification of Mach 10. However, the prototype is destroyed when he cannot resist pushing beyond Mach 10. Iceman again saves Maverick's career by assigning him to the Top Gun school at NAS North Island for his next assignment, but Cain tells Maverick that the era of crewed fighter aircraft will soon be over.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Navy has been tasked with destroying an unsanctioned uranium enrichment plant, located in an underground bunker at the end of a canyon, before it becomes operational. It is defended by surface-to-air missiles (SAMs), GPS jammers, and fifth-generation Su-57 fighters as well as older F-14 Tomcats. Maverick devises a plan employing two pairs of F/A-18E/F Super Hornets armed with laser-guided bombs,[c] but instead of participating in the strike, he is to train an elite group of Top Gun graduates assembled by Air Boss Vice Admiral Beau "Cyclone" Simpson.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Maverick dogfights his skeptical students and prevails in every contest, winning their respect. Lieutenants Jake "Hangman" Seresin and Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw—son of Maverick's dead best friend and RIO Nick "Goose" Bradshaw—clash: Rooster dislikes Hangman's cavalier attitude, while Hangman criticizes Rooster's cautious flying. Maverick reunites with former girlfriend Penny Benjamin, to whom he reveals that he promised Rooster's dying mother that Rooster would not become a pilot. Rooster, unaware of the promise, angrily resents Maverick for dropping his Naval Academy application—impeding his military career—and blames him for his father's death. Maverick is reluctant to further interfere with Rooster's career, but the alternative is to send him on the extremely dangerous mission. He tells his doubts to Iceman, who has terminal throat cancer. Iceman advises that "It's time to let go" and reassures him that both the Navy and Rooster need Maverick.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>After Iceman dies, Cyclone removes Maverick as instructor following a training incident in which an F/A-18F is lost. Cyclone relaxes the mission parameters, so they are easier to execute but make escape much more difficult. During Cyclone's announcement, Maverick makes an unauthorized flight through the course with his preferred parameters, proving that it can be done. Cyclone reluctantly appoints Maverick as team leader.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Maverick flies the lead F/A-18E, accompanied by a buddy lazing F/A-18F[d] flown by Lieutenant Natasha "Phoenix" Trace and WSO Lieutenant Robert "Bob" Floyd. Rooster leads the second strike pair, which includes Lieutenant Reuben "Payback" Fitch and WSO Lieutenant Mickey "Fanboy" Garcia. The four jets launch from an aircraft carrier, and Tomahawk cruise missiles destroy the nearby air base as they approach. The teams destroy the plant, but the SAMs open fire during their escape, as anticipated. Rooster runs out of countermeasures, and Maverick sacrifices his plane to protect him. Believing Maverick to be dead, the others are ordered back to the carrier, but Rooster returns to find that Maverick ejected and is being targeted by an Mi-24 attack helicopter. After destroying the gunship, Rooster is shot down by a SAM and ejects. The two rendezvous and steal an F-14 from the damaged air base. Maverick and Rooster destroy two intercepting Su-57s, but a third attacks as they run out of ammunition and countermeasures. Hangman arrives in time to shoot it down, and the planes return safely.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Later, Rooster helps Maverick work on his P-51 Mustang. Rooster looks at a photo of their mission's success, pinned alongside a photo of his late father and a young Maverick, as Penny and Maverick fly off in the P-51.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cast<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tom Cruise as Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell: A test pilot and flight instructor, training a group of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission[15]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Val Kilmer as Admiral Tom "Iceman" Kazansky: The commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, close friend and former rival of Maverick<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Miles Teller as Lieutenant Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw: An F/A-18E pilot in the mission training group. He is the son of Maverick's late RIO and best friend, LTJG Nick "Goose", and Carole Bradshaw. Rooster was previously portrayed by twins Aaron and Adam Weis in Top Gun in uncredited roles.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jennifer Connelly as Penelope "Penny" Benjamin: Maverick's rekindled love interest, who is a single mother, a bar owner, and the daughter of an admiral[e]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jon Hamm as Vice Admiral Beau "Cyclone" Simpson: The commander of Naval Air Forces<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Glen Powell as LT Jake "Hangman" Seresin: An F/A-18E pilot and mission candidate<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Lewis Pullman as LT Robert "Bob" Floyd: Phoenix's F/A-18F WSO and mission candidate[f]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ed Harris as Rear Admiral Chester "Hammer" Cain: Maverick's superior and head of the Darkstar program[g][16]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Monica Barbaro as LT Natasha "Phoenix" Trace: An F/A-18F pilot and mission candidate<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Charles Parnell as RADM Solomon "Warlock" Bates: The commander of the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center and an acquaintance of Maverick's<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jay Ellis as LT Reuben "Payback" Fitch: An F/A-18F pilot and mission candidate<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Danny Ramirez as LT Mickey "Fanboy" Garcia: Payback's F/A-18F WSO and mission candidate<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Greg Tarzan Davis as LT Javy "Coyote" Machado: An F/A-18E pilot and mission candidate<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Bashir Salahuddin as Chief Warrant Officer Four Bernie "Hondo" Coleman: A friend of Maverick's<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Manny Jacinto as LT Billy "Fritz" Avalone: An F/A-18E pilot and mission candidate<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Raymond Lee as LT Logan "Yale" Lee: An F/A-18F pilot and mission candidate<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jake Picking as LT Brigham "Harvard" Lennox: Yale's F/A-18F WSO and mission candidate<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jack Schumacher as LT Neil "Omaha" Vikander: An F/A-18F pilot and mission candidate<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kara Wang as LT Callie "Halo" Bassett: Omaha's F/A-18F WSO and mission candidate<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Lyliana Wray as Amelia Benjamin: Penny's daughter<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jean Louisa Kelly as Sarah Kazansky: Iceman's wife<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>James Handy as Jimmy: An old bartender at Penny's bar<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chido Nwokocha as Mission Controller<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chelsea Harris as Admiral's Aide<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Anthony Edwards, Meg Ryan, as well as Aaron and Adam Weis appear as the Bradshaw family in archive footage from Top Gun, along with Kelly McGillis as Charlotte "Charlie" Blackwood.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h2>Accessible Pharmacy<o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Accessible Pharmacy Services for the Blind is a comprehensive, home delivery pharmacy service specializing in the needs of the blind, DeafBlind and low vision community. They are the only provider of its kind and the largest blind-owned healthcare company in the United States. We will be joined by the co-founder and CEO, Andy Burstein and the Director of Business Development for South Carolina, Lavell Keeling. </span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Do you have a smart phone, tablet ETC! How would you like to be able to look at your calendar on your phone for upcoming events for the NFB of SC? Are if you are at your desk and wondering do I have any events scheduled today for the NFB of SC? Well, we have something that you will really like! Below is a link to the NFB of SC Google Calendar that you can subscribe to for upcoming events without having to visit our fabulous NFB of SC website to check the Events Calendar. Below is the link in which you will need to subscribe to the Events Calendar on your smart phone or computer. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/nfbsouthcarolina%40gmail.com/private-4df60c862f41a1d9bf2e25ed4a6af1f2/basic.ics"><span style='color:blue'>https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/nfbsouthcarolina%40gmail.com/private-4df60c862f41a1d9bf2e25ed4a6af1f2/basic.ics</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>