[nabs-l] National Federation of theBlindYouth SlamEndswithMarch and Ceremony in Washington

tina thomas tinadt at sbcglobal.net
Thu Aug 6 01:06:18 UTC 2009


I'm glad I didn't catch it. 
Tina  


"Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own instead of
someone else's."
- Billy Wilder

 
-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Dezman Jackson
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 5:42 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] National Federation of theBlindYouth SlamEndswithMarch
and Ceremony in Washington

Yeah, seems like there was enough of that bug to go around for many of us.

Dezman
----- Original Message -----
From: "T. Joseph Carter" <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 5:18 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] National Federation of the BlindYouth
SlamEndswithMarch and Ceremony in Washington


> Who are we?
>
> TIRED.  *grin*
>
> I managed to make it through the Youth Slam, but it was a long week, 
> and I seem to have caught the first bug that came along.  Glad it 
> seems to be just a cold.  *sniffle, cough*
>
> Joseph
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 06, 2009 at 07:01:25AM +1000, Arielle Silverman wrote:
>>When I say, Youth..
>>You say, Slam!
>>
>>Arielle
>>
>>On 8/6/09, Antonio Guimaraes <aguimaraes at nbp.org> wrote:
>>> Like slam 1,
>>>
>>> 6 rocks,
>>> 4 rules,
>>> 5's alive, or needs to strive.
>>>
>>> Oh the slammic floor competitions of 2007!
>>>
>>> Antonio M. Guimaraes Jr.
>>>
>>> ReadBooks Coordinator
>>> National Braille Press
>>> aguimaraes at nbp.org
>>> 1800 548-7323, ext 440.
>>> (617) 266-6160
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Dezman Jackson" <jackson.dezman at gmail.com>
>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 9:37 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] National Federation of the Blind Youth 
>>> SlamEndswithMarch and Ceremony in Washington
>>>
>>>
>>> It was awsom being a Youth Slam mentor.  My pod was in the computer 
>>> science track and created chat bots that one could type into and 
>>> receive back all types of cool info depending on how it was 
>>> programmed.  It was great meeting many of you who are on this list 
>>> as well and remember, Hartford dorm rules!!
>>>
>>> Dezman
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Darian Smith" <dsmithnfb at gmail.com>
>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 3:39 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] National Federation of the Blind Youth Slam 
>>> EndswithMarch and Ceremony in Washington
>>>
>>>
>>> Nathan, that sounds like  such fun! Not gonna lie, kinda jealous!  
>>> Who was in your pod?  Awsomeness!
>>>  Darian
>>>
>>> On 8/4/09, Aziza C <daydreamingncolor at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 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 students-and everyone involved
>>>>>>> with the Youth Slam-will 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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>>-- 
>>Arielle Silverman
>>President, National Association of Blind Students
>>Phone:  602-502-2255
>>Email:
>>nabs.president at gmail.com
>>Website:
>>www.nabslink.org
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