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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>National Federation of the Blind<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REHABILITATION AND ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY CONFERENCE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Contemporary Issues<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>In Rehabilitation and Education for the Blind<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Rosen Centre Hotel<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>9840 International Drive<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Orlando, Florida 32819<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>July 5, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>7:30 a.m. — 7:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>W202C, Convention Center, Level 2<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><br clear=all style='page-break-before:always'></span><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Agenda<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Registration<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>7:30 a.m. — 8:30 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Location: W202C, Convention Center, Level 2 Foyer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black'>Continuing Education Credits (CEC) are available for conference registrants<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Morning Session<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>8:30 a.m. — 12:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Location: W202C, Convention Center, Level 2<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>8:30 Welcome from our Sponsors. Fredric K. Schroeder, Ph.D., President, National Blindness Professional Certification Board (NBPCB), Vienna, VA; Eric Guillory, President, National Organization of Professionals in Blindness Education (PIBE), Ruston, LA; and Edward Bell, Ph.D., Director, Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness (PDRIB), Louisiana Tech University, Ruston.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>8:40 The Progress Made by the Organized Blind in 75 years of Shaping the Field of Rehabilitation and Education. Mark Riccobono, President, National Federation of the Blind, Baltimore, MD. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>9:00 Quiet Cars: Establishing Meaningful Standards for Safe Travel. Fredric K. Schroeder, Ph.D., First Vice-President, World Blind Union, Vienna VA. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>9:20 Opportunities for Personnel Development. Teaching Blind Students, Laura Bostick, M.A.Ed., NCUEB; Orientation and Mobility, Darick Williamson, M.A., NOMC; Rehabilitation Teaching for the Blind, Edward Bell, Ph.D., Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>9:45 Unified English Braille: An Update on Validation and Testing Opportunities. Maria Morais, NCUEB Coordinator, National Blindness Professional Certification Board (NBPCB), Ruston, LA. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>10:00 The Journal of Blindness Innovation and Research: From Practice to Publish. Moderator: Matt Maurer, Ph.D., Associate Editor, JBIR, Indianapolis, IN; Lou Ann Blake, J.D., Managing Editor, JBIR, Baltimore, MD. </span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>10:30 Structured Discovery Training Centers: An Update from the Field. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Dan Wenzel, Executive Director, Blindness: Learning In New Dimensions (BLIND), Inc., Minneapolis, MN.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Julie Deden, Executive Director, Colorado Center for the Blind, Littleton.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Pamela Allen, Executive Director, Louisiana Center for the Blind, Ruston. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Dean Georgiev, New Visions Supervisor, Ho`opono Services for the Blind, Honolulu, HI.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Carol Jenkins, Orientation Center Supervisor, Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Lincoln. </span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>11:10 Providing Effective Rehabilitation Services: An Update from the Field. This panel is an opportunity for orientation centers around the country who are working towards implementation of Structured Discovery Methods and Principles to provide an update on current progress, announce job opportunities, and share successes. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>11:55 Questions and wrap up. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>12:00 Adjourn.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>12:00—2:00 Lunch on your own.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>2:00 — 5:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>2:00—3:15 Session I <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Structured Discovery Cane Travel Methods and Principles. Jeff Altman, NOMC, Instructor, Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Lincoln; Darick Williamson, NOMC, Instructor, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Teachers, parents, and professionals are welcome to come and learn more about Structured Discovery Cane Travel (SDCT)™: its methods, principles, and techniques. NOMC-certified instructors will be on hand to provide one-to-one and small group lessons for novice, intermediate, and advanced cane users. Learn about becoming an O&M instructor, how the National Orientation and Mobility Assessment is conducted, and how to advocate for mobility services. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Location: Salon 16 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Rehab Teaching and Access Technology. Eric Guillory, President, PIBE; and Jack Mendez, Director of Technology, Louisiana Center for the Blind, Ruston. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>This will be a hands-on workshop for professionals and consumers to learn about the profession of Rehabilitation Teaching for the blind, access technology, and consumer products. Participants will have hands-on lessons with IOS devices, Duxbury, and will be able to ask novice, intermediate, and advanced computer questions of experts in the field. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Location: Salon 17<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>National Certification in Unified English Braille: Official Examination (Time: 2:00—6:00). Maria Morais, NCUEB Coordinator, National Blindness Professional Certification Board (NBPCB), Ruston, LA. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Preregistration is required. All participants must be preregistered for this event prior to June 15. Questions regarding registration should be directed to <a href="mailto:braille@nbpcb.org">braille@nbpcb.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Location: Salon 18<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>3:30—5:00 Session II <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Structured Discovery Cane Travel Methods and Principles. Jeff Altman, NOMC, Instructor, Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Lincoln; Darick Williamson, NOMC, Instructor, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Teachers, parents, and Professionals are welcome to come and learn more about Structured Discovery Cane Travel (SDCT)™: its methods, principles, and techniques. NOMC-certified instructors will be on hand to provide one-to-one and small group lessons for novice, intermediate, and advanced cane users. Learn about becoming an O&M instructor, how the National Orientation and Mobility Assessment is conducted, and how to advocate for mobility services. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Location: Salon 16 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Rehab Teaching and Access Technology. Eric Guillory, President, PIBE; and Jack Mendez, Director of Technology, Louisiana Center for the Blind, Ruston. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>This will be a hands-on workshop for professionals and consumers to learn about the profession of Rehabilitation Teaching for the blind, access technology, and consumer products. Participants will have hands-on lessons with IOS devices, Duxbury, and will be able to ask novice, intermediate, and advanced computer questions of experts in the field. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Location: Salon 17<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><br clear=all style='page-break-before:always'></span><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>NBPCB Awards Reception<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>5:00 — 7:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Location: Salon 9, Level 2<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:windowtext'>Speak with the day’s presenters in a less formal setting. </span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Network opportunity for job seekers and employers<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Meet our newest NOMC certificants/recertificants<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Meet our newest NCUEB certificants <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Awards and recognition <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Cash bar and light snacks will be available <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><br clear=all style='page-break-before:always'></span><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Sponsored by:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>National Blindness Professional Certification Board (NBPCB)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Fredric K. Schroeder, President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><a href="../AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.Outlook/4T2LD9Y3/www.nbpcb.org">www.nbpcb.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><a href="../AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.Outlook/4T2LD9Y3/admin@nbpcb.org">admin@nbpcb.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>National Organization of Professionals in Blindness Education (PIBE)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Eric Guillory, President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><a href="http://www.nfb.org/divisions">www.nfb.org/divisions</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><a href="mailto:ericguillory@aol.com">ericguillory@aol.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness (PDRIB), Louisiana Tech University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Edward Bell, Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><a href="../AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.Outlook/4T2LD9Y3/www.pdrib.com">www.pdrib.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><a href="../AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.Outlook/4T2LD9Y3/ebell@latech.edu">ebell@latech.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Director, Professional Development and Research<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Institute on Blindness<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Louisiana Tech University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>210 Woodard Hall <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>PO Box 3158<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Ruston LA 71272<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Office: 318.257.4554 Fax: 318.257.2259 (Fax) Skype: edwardbell2010<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:dotted windowtext 3.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:ebell@latech.edu"><span style='color:blue'>ebell@latech.edu</span></a> <a href="http://www.pdrib.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.pdrib.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>**************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>"I am somehow less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops." <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>-- Stephen Jay Gould<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>