[nabs-l] National Federation of the Blind Youth Slam Ends withMarch and Ceremony in Washington

Nathan Clark troubleclark at gmail.com
Tue Aug 4 12:12:35 UTC 2009


We had finger prints, blood, a weapon and a narative. We convicted Marc Maurer.



On 8/3/09, Antonio Guimaraes <aguimaraes at nbp.org> wrote:
> Hey Nathan,
>
> How did that work? Who did you end up arresting?
>
> What did you have to work with. Finger prints, fake blood?  A narrative?
>
> Just wondering,
>
> Antonio M. Guimaraes Jr.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nathan Clark" <troubleclark at gmail.com>
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 8:47 AM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] National Federation of the Blind Youth Slam Ends
> withMarch and Ceremony in Washington
>
>
> My name is nathan Clark and I am from Maryland. I was in the CSI track
> and it was cool. We got to solve murder mysteries.
>
> On 8/1/09, Freeh, Jessica <JFreeh at nfb.org> wrote:
>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>>
>> CONTACT:
>> Chris Danielsen
>> Director of Public Relations
>> National Federation of the Blind
>> (410) 659-9314, extension 2330
>> (410) 262- 1281 (Cell)
>> cdanielsen at nfb.org
>>
>> National Federation of the Blind Youth Slam
>> Ends with March and Ceremony in Washington
>>
>> NASA to Present Braille Coins That Flew in Space
>>
>> Washington, D.C. (July 31, 2009): Two hundred
>> blind high school students and their mentors from
>> across the nation will close out the second
>> National Federation of the Blind Youth Slam in
>> the nation’s capitol this afternoon. The students
>> will begin their visit to Washington at 2 p.m.
>> with a rally at the Lincoln Memorial followed by
>> a march down the mall to the brand new Capitol
>> Visitors Center, where the closing ceremonies of
>> the Youth Slam will take place at 6 p.m. The
>> closing festivities will include a presentation
>> by the students about their week of scientific
>> study, as well as a special presentation by
>> senior officials of the National Aeronautics and
>> Space Administration. NASA will present the NFB
>> with two Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver
>> Dollars that flew aboard space shuttle Atlantis
>> on its mission to the Hubble Space Telescope in
>> May 2009. Astronaut Gregory H. Johnson will be
>> among the dignitaries in attendance.
>>
>> Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National
>> Federation of the Blind, said: "The National
>> Federation of the Blind is thrilled that our
>> second Youth Slam will conclude with a ceremony
>> in our nation’s capitol and will feature a
>> presentation by leaders in the field of space
>> exploration. This is doubtless an experience that
>> the Youth Slam students­and everyone involved
>> with the Youth Slam­will never forget. This
>> closing event will symbolize the belief of the
>> National Federation of the Blind, and all of our
>> partners in the Youth Slam, that blind people,
>> like everyone else, have a spirit of adventure, a
>> willingness to explore new ideas and new worlds,
>> and a boundless capacity to imagine a future full of possibility."
>>
>> "I’m so proud of all the Youth Slam partners here
>> today and the work you do every day, in every
>> way. I’m also so proud of the students who’ve
>> traveled from all over the country for a week of
>> intense STEM training. You have so much to offer
>> and deserve the opportunity to earn your stars in
>> STEM fields. I am committed to making sure you
>> have that opportunity," said Senator Mikulski,
>> Chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations
>> Subcommittee that funds NASA. "I was proud to put
>> $600,000 in the federal checkbook to support
>> NFB's Youth Slam and to develop teaching and
>> training techniques for the blind and visually
>> impaired. I will continue to fight for federal
>> investments in key programs like this one.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> # # #
>>
>>
>>
>> About the National Federation of the Blind
>>
>> With more than 50,000 members, the National
>> Federation of the Blind is the largest and most
>> influential membership organization of blind
>> people in the United States. The NFB improves
>> blind people’s lives through advocacy, education,
>> research, technology, and programs encouraging
>> independence and self-confidence. It is the
>> leading force in the blindness field today and
>> the voice of the nation's blind. In January 2004
>> the NFB opened the National Federation of the
>> Blind Jernigan Institute, the first research and
>> training center in the United States for the blind led by the blind.
>>
>>
>>
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