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

Aziza C daydreamingncolor at gmail.com
Tue Aug 4 16:43:35 UTC 2009


Good going Nathan!
Email me off list, I have a question for you.
Aziza

On 8/4/09, Nathan Clark <troubleclark at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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