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<p class="MsoNormal">Yasmin<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for the good words.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Acutally, in the days of computers in which we live, statistics is a lot less about calculations than it was when I was growing up. It is a lot about communicating with numbers. To be a good statistician you have to figure out the truth
the numbers are trying to tell you and get it in to a report with the best tables, charts, etc. That you can use to tell the numbers’ story. So statistics is about communicating with numbers and writing fiction / poetry is about communicating with words.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Once again thanks.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Shawn<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> MD-Sligo [mailto:md-sligo-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>
On Behalf Of </b>Reyazuddin, Yasmin via MD-Sligo<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, November 03, 2017 8:10 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Sligo Creek Chapter list, NFB of Maryland <md-sligo@nfbnet.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Reyazuddin, Yasmin <Yasmin.Reyazuddin@montgomerycountymd.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Md-sligo] I got a poem accepted<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Shawn, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">It is great to know that a person who works as a statistician can write fiction and poetry.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Keep up the good work. When you are done with crunching the numbers you play with words.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Yasmin Reyazuddin, Customer Service Representative II<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">MC311 Customer Service Center<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">1401 Rockville Pike., Suite #300<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Rockville, MD 20852<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">phone: 240-777-0311<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">email: yasmin.reyazuddin<a href="mailto:your%20name@montgomerycountymd.gov"><span style="color:#1F497D;text-decoration:none">@montgomerycountymd.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> MD-Sligo [<a href="mailto:md-sligo-bounces@nfbnet.org">mailto:md-sligo-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jacobson, Shawn D via MD-Sligo<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, November 03, 2017 8:03 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Writers' Division Mailing List <<a href="mailto:stylist@nfbnet.org">stylist@nfbnet.org</a>>;
<a href="mailto:z.jacobson12@gmail.com">z.jacobson12@gmail.com</a>; Stephen Jacobson <<a href="mailto:srj1784@verizon.net">srj1784@verizon.net</a>>; Naomi <<a href="mailto:naomiwm@verizon.net">naomiwm@verizon.net</a>>;
<a href="mailto:awilcox1@mindspring.com">awilcox1@mindspring.com</a>; fallout west (<a href="mailto:falloutwest@comcast.net">falloutwest@comcast.net</a>) <<a href="mailto:falloutwest@comcast.net">falloutwest@comcast.net</a>>; Nan Ripley (<a href="mailto:nripley22@gmail.com">nripley22@gmail.com</a>)
<<a href="mailto:nripley22@gmail.com">nripley22@gmail.com</a>>; Cruickshank, James S <<a href="mailto:James.S.Cruickshank@hud.gov">James.S.Cruickshank@hud.gov</a>>; Schmehl, Richard L <<a href="mailto:Richard.L.Schmehl@hud.gov">Richard.L.Schmehl@hud.gov</a>>;
Kahng, Arden <<a href="mailto:Arden.Kahng@hud.gov">Arden.Kahng@hud.gov</a>>; Willis, Eric <<a href="mailto:Gregory.Willis@hud.gov">Gregory.Willis@hud.gov</a>>; Yu, Ching C <<a href="mailto:Ching.C.Yu@hud.gov">Ching.C.Yu@hud.gov</a>>; Warren, Derek M <<a href="mailto:Derek.M.Warren@hud.gov">Derek.M.Warren@hud.gov</a>>;
Sligo Creek Chapter list, NFB of Maryland (<a href="mailto:md-sligo@nfbnet.org">md-sligo@nfbnet.org</a>) <<a href="mailto:md-sligo@nfbnet.org">md-sligo@nfbnet.org</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Jacobson, Shawn D <<a href="mailto:Shawn.D.Jacobson@hud.gov">Shawn.D.Jacobson@hud.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Md-sligo] I got a poem accepted<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for all who commented on my message. Thank you for the good words and encouragement.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The poem will be published in Bewildering Stories the week of December 4<sup>th</sup>. The title will be “Star Watch”. The editors felt like “Stars” was too generic a title and wanted in jazzed up some. We went back and forth on titles
yesterday and came up with this one.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Once again thanks for the support.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Shawn<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Jacobson, Shawn D <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 01, 2017 3:23 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Writers' Division Mailing List' <<a href="mailto:stylist@nfbnet.org">stylist@nfbnet.org</a>>; 'z.jacobson12@gmail.com' <<a href="mailto:z.jacobson12@gmail.com">z.jacobson12@gmail.com</a>>; 'Stephen Jacobson' <<a href="mailto:srj1784@verizon.net">srj1784@verizon.net</a>>;
'Naomi' <<a href="mailto:naomiwm@verizon.net">naomiwm@verizon.net</a>>; <a href="mailto:awilcox1@mindspring.com">
awilcox1@mindspring.com</a>; falloutwest (<a href="mailto:falloutwest@comcast.net">falloutwest@comcast.net</a>) <<a href="mailto:falloutwest@comcast.net">falloutwest@comcast.net</a>>; Nan Ripley (<a href="mailto:nripley22@gmail.com">nripley22@gmail.com</a>)
<<a href="mailto:nripley22@gmail.com">nripley22@gmail.com</a>>; Cruickshank, James S <<a href="mailto:James.S.Cruickshank@hud.gov">James.S.Cruickshank@hud.gov</a>>; Schmehl, Richard L <<a href="mailto:Richard.L.Schmehl@hud.gov">Richard.L.Schmehl@hud.gov</a>>;
Kahng, Arden <<a href="mailto:Arden.Kahng@hud.gov">Arden.Kahng@hud.gov</a>>; Willis, Eric <<a href="mailto:Gregory.Willis@hud.gov">Gregory.Willis@hud.gov</a>>; Yu, Ching C <<a href="mailto:Ching.C.Yu@hud.gov">Ching.C.Yu@hud.gov</a>>; Warren, Derek M <<a href="mailto:Derek.M.Warren@hud.gov">Derek.M.Warren@hud.gov</a>>;
Sligo Creek Chapter list, NFB of Maryland (<a href="mailto:md-sligo@nfbnet.org">md-sligo@nfbnet.org</a>) <<a href="mailto:md-sligo@nfbnet.org">md-sligo@nfbnet.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> I got a poem accepted<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Just wanted to let you all know that I got a poem accepted by Bewildering Stories. Again, this did not pay out any money, but it is an online magazine that accepts work from the wider world, not just the disabilities community. So I’m
doing my happy dance.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Shawn<o:p></o:p></p>
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