From shannonldillon at hotmail.com Wed Sep 3 14:57:48 2008 From: shannonldillon at hotmail.com (Shannon L. Dillon) Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 14:57:48 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: Thank You Message-ID: below please find thank you note to Susan Gallagher, the representative from BART.SHANNON L. DILLON From: shannonldillon at hotmail.comTo: sgallag at bart.govSubject: Thank YouDate: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 14:54:30 -0700 Susan Gallagher Manager of Paratransit Programs Customer Access Department BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT 300 Lakeside Drive, 16th Floor Oakland, CA 94612 sgallag at bart.gov Dear Ms. Gallagher: On behalf of the California Association of Guide Dog Users of the national Federation of the Blind of California, thank you for speaking to us at our seminar on August 23. We appreciate your willingness to speak to our association about access to BART by blind individuals generally, and access to BART by guide dog users specifically. We value the information you provided and appreciate your support and interest. Again, thank you for taking the time to speak to us. Sincerely, SHANNON L. DILLON -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20080903/7dd38591/attachment.html From tinadt at sbcglobal.net Wed Sep 3 20:26:06 2008 From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net (tina thomas ) Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 20:26:06 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: NCSU offers bone marrow transplants for dogs Message-ID: <200809040352.m843qsx0028899@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Subject: NCSU offers bone marrow transplants for dogs Raleigh, NC: The News & Observer Published: Sep 03, 2008 11:37 AM Modified: Sep 03, 2008 04:04 PM NCSU offers bone marrow transplants for dogs >From Staff Reports RALEIGH - N.C. State University is about to become the first university in the country to offer bone marrow transplants for dogs with lymphoma. NCSU's College of Veterinary Medicine plans to begin performing the procedure within about four weeks, said Dr. Steven Suter, an assistant professor of oncology. Suter arranged for NCSU to accept three donated leukophoresis machines from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. The machines, once used to treat humans, will harvest healthy stem cells from canine patients, who must undergo drug therapy to drive the cells from the bone marrow. The stem cells then will be reintroduced into the bloodstreams of the patients, who also must have total body radiation to kill any residual cancer cells. The charge for the procedure: $15,000. That's not including the cost of other veterinary appointments and tests, plus the chemotherapy needed to send the disease into clinical remission. But Suter said many people already are paying $10,000 or more on medical care for dogs suffering from lymphoma, even though the animals currently survive 12 to 16 months, at best. By contrast, he expects bone marrow transplants to cure at least half the dogs who undergo the procedure. "If you can say your dog has a 50 percent chance of being cured, I think it's going to be a no-brainer for a lot of people," Suter said. The process of extracting the stem cells is painless for dogs, though it might not be so for owners. Consequently, NCSU is seeking donors to help underwrite the cost of treating ailing pets. "We really understand this is a lot of money for a lot of people," Suter said. "We're looking for some corporation or some person to step up and help these clients." Suter said he expects the machines will be used to treat about one dog a month in the beginning, with many patients coming from outside North Carolina. To be eligible for a bone marrow transplant, a dog must weigh at least about 55 pounds. That leaves out Chihuahuas, but it includes Labrador and golden retrievers, which are more prone to lymphoma. The machines also will be used to harvest plasma, platelets and red blood cells to expand blood banking at the veterinary college. About 80 to 85 percent of his oncology patients have lymphoma, Suter said, and currently they all eventually die of the disease. "I got tired of watching that happen," he said. "I decided the time had come to try do something different." HYPERLINK "http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1204569.html"http://www.newsobse-rve r.com/-news/story/-1204569.html ? 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Village Terrace? -----Original Message----- From: tina thomas To: cagdu at nfbcal.org Sent: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 8:26 pm Subject: [Cagdu] FW: NCSU offers bone marrow transplants for dogs Subject: NCSU offers bone marrow transplants for dogs Raleigh, NC: The News & Observer Published: Sep 03, 2008 11:37 AM Modified: Sep 03, 2008 04:04 PM NCSU offers bone marrow transplants for dogs >From Staff Reports RALEIGH - N.C. State University is about to become the first university in the country to offer bone marrow transplants for dogs with lymphoma. NCSU's College of Veterinary Medicine plans to begin performing the procedure within about four weeks, said Dr. Steven Suter, an assistant professor of oncology. Suter arranged for NCSU to accept three donated leukophoresis machines from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. The machines, once used to treat humans, will harvest healthy stem cells from canine patients, who must undergo drug therapy to drive the cells from the bone marrow. The stem cells then will be reintroduced into the bloodstreams of the patients, who also must have total body radiation to kill any residual cancer cells. The charge for the procedure: $15,000. That's not including the cost of other veterinary appointments and tests, plus the chemotherapy needed to send the disease into clinical remission. But Suter said many people already are paying $10,000 or more on medical care for dogs suffering from lymphoma, even though the animals currently survive 12 to 16 months, at best. By contrast, he expects bone marrow transplants to cure at least half the dogs who undergo the procedure. "If you can say your dog has a 50 percent chance of being cured, I think it's going to be a no-brainer for a lot of people," Suter said. The process of extracting the stem cells is painless for dogs, though it might not be so for owners. Consequently, NCSU is seeking donors to help underwrite the cost of treating ailing pets. "We really understand this is a lot of money for a lot of people," Suter said. "We're looking for some corporation or some person to step up and help these clients." Suter said he expects the machines will be used to treat about one dog a month in the beginning, with many patients coming from outside North Carolina. To be eligible for a bone marrow transplant, a dog must weigh at least about 5520pounds. That leaves out Chihuahuas, but it includes Labrador and golden retrievers, which are more prone to lymphoma. The machines also will be used to harvest plasma, platelets and red blood cells to expand blood banking at the veterinary college. About 80 to 85 percent of his oncology patients have lymphoma, Suter said, and currently they all eventually die of the disease. "I got tired of watching that happen," he said. "I decided the time had come to try do something different." http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1204569.html ? 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Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Products: SlyDog Retractable Dog Leashes Units: About 223,000 Importer: Worldwise Inc., of San Rafael, Calif. Hazard: The metal clasp connecting the leash to a dog's collar can bend or break while in use, causing the leash to recoil back unexpectedly. This poses a serious risk of injury to consumers. Incidents/Injuries: Worldwise has received five reports of injuries, including facial cuts, a broken tooth, displaced eye lens, and a bruised collar bone. Description: This recall involves the SlyDog Retractable Dog Leash with a metal clasp. The leash has a handle composed of a blue plastic case with a black plastic grip. The leash is made of a black woven strap and measures approximately one-half inch wide. The end of the leash has a metal clasp which connects to the dog's collar. The SlyDog retractable leashes with a plastic clasp are not included in this recall. Sold by: Dollar General Stores nationwide from September 2007 through August 2008 for about $5. 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URL: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20080905/88454320/attachment.html From Pmansell at dslextreme.com Fri Sep 12 11:46:05 2008 From: Pmansell at dslextreme.com (peter mansell) Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:46:05 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] California Association of Guide Dog Users of the NFBC meeting! Message-ID: <03b801c91507$d0789e90$3f3f7fd0@D7QT1JD1> Hey CAGDU Community: Please don't forget our meeting this Sunday. We will be celebrating our successful CAGDU seminar in North California last month. Also we will be planning our meeting for state convention. Join us whether you have a dog or not. We are: feisty, cool, energetic, interesting... WE Will stop there, but our community is a lot more than that! When: Sunday , 14th of September Time: 6:30to 7:30 conference number: 616-247-8400 pin 184220 Talk to you then. Peter and Aerie -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20080912/ac7ed5d6/attachment.html From Pmansell at dslextreme.com Sun Sep 14 17:59:18 2008 From: Pmansell at dslextreme.com (peter mansell) Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:59:18 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] tonight's meeting Message-ID: <008c01c916ce$486a7460$9c3f7fd0@D7QT1JD1> Please don't forget our meeting tonight. 616-347-8400 pin 184220. Talk to you at 6:30! Peter and Aerie -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20080914/433fdac8/attachment.html From tinadt at sbcglobal.net Mon Sep 15 11:00:09 2008 From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net (tina thomas ) Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:00:09 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] State convention Message-ID: <200809151827.m8FIR5lq006299@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Hello everyone- I have spoken to Guide Dogs of the desert and they are working on getting us A speaker for our cagdu meeting. Also GDD does not use food rewards in their training program. Tina No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.6.21/1672 - Release Date: 9/15/2008 9:21 AM From rstigile at sbcglobal.net Sun Sep 14 16:30:06 2008 From: rstigile at sbcglobal.net (robert stigile) Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:30:06 +1200 Subject: [Cagdu] State convention Message-ID: <200809151856.m8FIuJhd006288@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Hello Tina, Thanks for the information. Robert Stigile > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "tina thomas " To: Date sent: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:00:09 -0700 >Subject: [Cagdu] State convention >Hello everyone- I have spoken to Guide Dogs of the desert and they are >working on getting us A speaker for our cagdu meeting. Also GDD does not use >food rewards in their training program. >Tina >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG. >Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.6.21/1672 - Release Date: 9/15/2008 >9:21 AM >_______________________________________________ >Cagdu mailing list >Cagdu at nfbcal.org >https://www.nfbcal.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/cagdu From julietcody at cox.net Sat Sep 20 07:58:33 2008 From: julietcody at cox.net (Juliett Cody) Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 07:58:33 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] a quick meeting please Message-ID: <2B37040AFEEF4DB3AFAEA3607FBB3207@user1b3ecca35d> Hello CAGDU ERS, Several of you have called me with an issue that has come up and would like to bring it to the board. Therefore, I would like to schedule a short meeting on Sunday, Sept 20, . at 7:00. This has nothing with what is being on the website. Thanks, JC -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20080920/e3501fdd/attachment.html From nfbcal at sbcglobal.net Sat Sep 20 08:52:53 2008 From: nfbcal at sbcglobal.net (Robert Stigile) Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:52:53 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] a quick meeting please Message-ID: <200809201619.m8KGJo2c028236@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Hello Juliet, I will be there. Thanks, Robert Stigile > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Juliett Cody" To: Date sent: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 07:58:33 -0700 >Subject: [Cagdu] a quick meeting please >Hello CAGDU ERS, >Several of you have called me with an issue that has come up and would like to bring it to the board. Therefore, I would like to schedule a short meeting on Sunday, Sept 20, . at 7:00. This has nothing with what is being on the website. >Thanks, >JC From tinadt at sbcglobal.net Sat Sep 20 09:57:01 2008 From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net (tina thomas ) Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 09:57:01 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] a quick meeting please In-Reply-To: <200809201619.m8KGJo2c028236@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Message-ID: <200809201657.m8KGvCr6012793@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Hello Juliet- Today Saturday is the 20th. So is the meeting set for tonight or tomorrow the 21th. Thanks. Tina From: cagdu-bounces at nfbcal.org [mailto:cagdu-bounces at nfbcal.org] On Behalf Of Robert Stigile Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2008 8:53 AM To: cagdu at nfbcal.org Subject: Re: [Cagdu] a quick meeting please Hello Juliet, I will be there. Thanks, Robert Stigile > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Juliett Cody" To: Date sent: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 07:58:33 -0700 >Subject: [Cagdu] a quick meeting please >Hello CAGDU ERS, >Several of you have called me with an issue that has come up and would like to bring it to the board. Therefore, I would like to schedule a short meeting on Sunday, Sept 20, . at 7:00. This has nothing with what is being on the website. >Thanks, >JC _______________________________________________ Cagdu mailing list Cagdu at nfbcal.org https://www.nfbcal.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/cagdu No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.7.0/1682 - Release Date: 9/20/2008 10:24 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.7.0/1682 - Release Date: 9/20/2008 10:24 AM From julietcody at cox.net Sat Sep 20 10:07:35 2008 From: julietcody at cox.net (Juliett Cody) Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 10:07:35 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] A guide dog's Ten Commandments Fw: A Pet's Ten Commandments Message-ID: This is great. Thanks for making me cry. Now I hope I can make others cry too. Love, JC ----- Original Message ----- From: Gail Paulson To: Aziza Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 7:32 PM Subject: A Pet's Ten Commandments A PET'S TEN COMMANDMENTS......... 1. My life is likely to last 10-15 years. Any separation from you is likely to be painful. 2. Give me time to understand what you want of me. 3. Place your trust in me. It is crucial for my well-being. 4. Don't be angry with me for long and don't lock me up as punishment. You have your work, your friends, your entertainment, but I have only you. 5. Talk to me. Even if I don't understand your words, I do understand your voice when speaking to me. 6. Be aware that however you treat me, I will never forget it. 7. Before you hit me, before you strike me, remember that I could hurt you, and yet, I choose not to bite you. 8. Before you scold me for being lazy or uncooperative, ask yourself if something might be bothering me. Perhaps I'm not getting the right food, I have been in the sun too long, or my heart might be getting old or weak. 9. Please take care of me when I grow old. You too, will grow old. 10. On the ultimate difficult journey, go with me please. Never say you can't bear to watch. Don't make me face this alone. Everything is easier for me if you are there, because I love you so. ~Take a moment today to thank God for your pets. Enjoy and take good care of them. Life would be a much duller, less joyful experience without God's critters. ~Now please pass this on to other pet owners. We do not have to wait for Heaven, to be surrounded by hope, love, and joyfulness. It is here on earth and has four legs! . __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3457 (20080919) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20080920/7ece10ab/attachment.html From julietcody at cox.net Sat Sep 20 10:10:32 2008 From: julietcody at cox.net (Juliett Cody) Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 10:10:32 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] a quick meeting please References: <200809201657.m8KGvCr6012793@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Message-ID: Sorry, which do you is best. JC ----- Original Message ----- From: "tina thomas " To: Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2008 9:57 AM Subject: Re: [Cagdu] a quick meeting please > Hello Juliet- Today Saturday is the 20th. So is the meeting set for > tonight > or tomorrow the 21th. > Thanks. > Tina > > From: cagdu-bounces at nfbcal.org [mailto:cagdu-bounces at nfbcal.org] On Behalf > Of Robert Stigile > Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2008 8:53 AM > To: cagdu at nfbcal.org > Subject: Re: [Cagdu] a quick meeting please > > Hello Juliet, > I will be there. > Thanks, > > Robert Stigile > > >> ----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Juliett Cody" >To: >Date sent: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 07:58:33 -0700 >>Subject: [Cagdu] a quick meeting please > >>Hello CAGDU ERS, >>Several of you have called me with an issue that has come up and > would like to bring it to the board. Therefore, I would like to schedule > a > short meeting on Sunday, Sept 20, . at 7:00. This has nothing with what > is > being on the website. >>Thanks, >>JC > _______________________________________________ > Cagdu mailing list > Cagdu at nfbcal.org > https://www.nfbcal.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/cagdu > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.7.0/1682 - Release Date: 9/20/2008 > 10:24 AM > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.7.0/1682 - Release Date: 9/20/2008 > 10:24 AM > > > _______________________________________________ > Cagdu mailing list > Cagdu at nfbcal.org > https://www.nfbcal.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/cagdu > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 3457 (20080919) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > From nfbcal at sbcglobal.net Sat Sep 20 10:43:20 2008 From: nfbcal at sbcglobal.net (Robert) Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 10:43:20 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] a quick meeting please Message-ID: Actually, i did not see that i just thoght it would be tomorrow. I am not available tonight. For me it would need to be sunday. Thanks -original message- Subject: Re: [Cagdu] a quick meeting please From: "Juliett Cody" Date: 09/20/2008 10:10 AM Sorry, which do you is best. JC ----- Original Message ----- From: "tina thomas " To: Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2008 9:57 AM Subject: Re: [Cagdu] a quick meeting please > Hello Juliet- Today Saturday is the 20th. So is the meeting set for > tonight > or tomorrow the 21th. > Thanks. > Tina > > From: cagdu-bounces at nfbcal.org [mailto:cagdu-bounces at nfbcal.org] On Behalf > Of Robert Stigile > Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2008 8:53 AM > To: cagdu at nfbcal.org > Subject: Re: [Cagdu] a quick meeting please > > Hello Juliet, > I will be there. > Thanks, > > Robert Stigile > > >> ----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Juliett Cody" >To: >Date sent: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 07:58:33 -0700 >>Subject: [Cagdu] a quick meeting please > >>Hello CAGDU ERS, >>Several of you have called me with an issue that has come up and > would like to bring it to the board. Therefore, I would like to schedule > a > short meeting on Sunday, Sept 20, . at 7:00. This has nothing with what > is > being on the website. >>Thanks, >>JC > _______________________________________________ > Cagdu mailing list > Cagdu at nfbcal.org > https://www.nfbcal.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/cagdu > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.7.0/1682 - Release Date: 9/20/2008 > 10:24 AM > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.7.0/1682 - Release Date: 9/20/2008 > 10:24 AM > > > _______________________________________________ > Cagdu mailing list > Cagdu at nfbcal.org > https://www.nfbcal.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/cagdu > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 3457 (20080919) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > _______________________________________________ Cagdu mailing list Cagdu at nfbcal.org https://www.nfbcal.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/cagdu From julietcody at cox.net Sat Sep 20 13:06:20 2008 From: julietcody at cox.net (Juliett Cody) Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 13:06:20 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] a quick meeting please References: Message-ID: <9AEA5FDA12444A0ABE058F59FFCA3CCD@user1b3ecca35d> Ok guys. Sorry again, it will be Sunday 21, at 7:00. Thanks, JC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert" To: Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2008 10:43 AM Subject: Re: [Cagdu] a quick meeting please > > Actually, i did not see that i just thoght it would be tomorrow. I am not > available tonight. For me it would need to be sunday. > Thanks > -original message- > Subject: Re: [Cagdu] a quick meeting please > From: "Juliett Cody" > Date: 09/20/2008 10:10 AM > > Sorry, which do you is best. > JC > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "tina thomas " > To: > Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2008 9:57 AM > Subject: Re: [Cagdu] a quick meeting please > > >> Hello Juliet- Today Saturday is the 20th. So is the meeting set for >> tonight >> or tomorrow the 21th. >> Thanks. >> Tina >> >> From: cagdu-bounces at nfbcal.org [mailto:cagdu-bounces at nfbcal.org] On >> Behalf >> Of Robert Stigile >> Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2008 8:53 AM >> To: cagdu at nfbcal.org >> Subject: Re: [Cagdu] a quick meeting please >> >> Hello Juliet, >> I will be there. >> Thanks, >> >> Robert Stigile >> >> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Juliett Cody" >>To: >>Date sent: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 07:58:33 -0700 >>>Subject: [Cagdu] a quick meeting please >> >>>Hello CAGDU ERS, >>>Several of you have called me with an issue that has come up and >> would like to bring it to the board. Therefore, I would like to schedule >> a >> short meeting on Sunday, Sept 20, . at 7:00. This has nothing with what >> is >> being on the website. >>>Thanks, >>>JC >> _______________________________________________ >> Cagdu mailing list >> Cagdu at nfbcal.org >> https://www.nfbcal.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/cagdu >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG. >> Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.7.0/1682 - Release Date: 9/20/2008 >> 10:24 AM >> >> >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG. >> Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.7.0/1682 - Release Date: 9/20/2008 >> 10:24 AM >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cagdu mailing list >> Cagdu at nfbcal.org >> https://www.nfbcal.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/cagdu >> >> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >> signature database 3457 (20080919) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Cagdu mailing list > Cagdu at nfbcal.org > https://www.nfbcal.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/cagdu > > _______________________________________________ > Cagdu mailing list > Cagdu at nfbcal.org > https://www.nfbcal.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/cagdu > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 3457 (20080919) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > From simone at nz4eva.com Tue Sep 16 17:51:58 2008 From: simone at nz4eva.com (simone at nz4eva.com) Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:51:58 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] I'm alive... Message-ID: <005a01c9185f$97d8fe30$6401a8c0@simonepc> ...And so is my email! I don't know why my email and hosted site went down. It appears the outage was between July 17th and September 15th. If you sent me anything between those dates, I didn't receive them. The strange thing is, the nz4eva outage paralleled my own: I am suffering kidney failure and have had to have various catheters inserted so dialysis could be performed. on July 23rd I was admitted to the hospital with a fever of 105.7. Dialysis can lead to stroke, and a number of days after being admitted I suffered a stroke. I was pretty out of it for quite a while (More than usual anyway). They discovered, on admittance to the hospital, my catheter was infected with MRSA (Golden Staph). I don't remember how many catheter replacements I received until they called the "all clear" and released me on Wednesday, 10th September. It's been a bumpy ride. Hopefully it'll be smooth sailing from here on out! Simone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20080916/02ab4243/attachment.html From julietcody at cox.net Wed Sep 17 23:03:33 2008 From: julietcody at cox.net (Juliett Cody) Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:03:33 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] tTHIS MARLY WORKING OUTFw: Merle working out Message-ID: Hey Guys: I will soon get my baby back! I have the secret! Love, Marly'S Mom JC ----- Original Message ----- From: Kristen Hagler To: julietcody at cox.net Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 4:30 PM Subject: Merle working out Hi Juliet, These are photos of Merle doing the sled pull. I will give you a call on Friday. She is doing pretty well with her guide work as well. -Kristen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Guide Dogs for the Blind Visit us at www.guidedogs.com, or call 800 295-4050 And if you know someone who is blind, please tell them about Guide Dogs. 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Ringers should not be allowed to vote. These people do not know anything about our organization, so why should they be allowed to vote? Besides, this gives the opportunity for the candidates to cheat by bringing loads of people to vote for them. I believe we need to make these vital changes before our next election. These are My thoughts,What are yours? Juliet Cody ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Peterson" To: "California Association of Blind Students Mailing List" Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2008 3:45 AM Subject: [Cabs-talk] Comments on Bruces post > Hi Bruce lots of food for thought there. > You caused me to think about the different ways the State has elected > officers, the "open convention, and the chapter delegate systems. > I think the reason I liked the old delegate system better than the > convention election system is because an election could be decided based > on a slate's ability to "get out the votes In fact the I's versus Nays > doesn't even screen so nonmembers could make a vote sound louder than it > is. The show of hands doesn't actually identify members either > just assumes they are all members. > ." and the vote by convention doesn't allow for a number of members to be > represented who can't afford to attend. > The chapter delegate system allows each chapter a delegate and each > chapter can discuss the candidates for office months prior to the > convention and make the decision as a group. > I guess one problem with the chapter delegate system is small chapters > with very few members could control the outcome theoretically. > Obviously though, .The chapter delegate system has weaknesses otherwise > I'm sure our leaders wouldn't have changed it. > I wonder though how and when people should campaign for State office. > Should they wait until convention? If they do that could seem to favor > the administration?It would if the members were less known but not > necessarily if the candidates were board members in opposition. > Although if board members actively campaign against the administration > their is a risk of a divided convention. > > Should they campaign a month in advance? if so how? > I don't think I've ever seen guidelines. > I think your advice about working together is in order though because if > you have two slates of officers most likely some people will win from both > slates. > If someone can't pull them together you risk an ongoing schism that will > tear the affiliate in two. > Maybe not this year but in time. > To bad we couldn't do what the old San Fernando Valley chapter did in the > 70's. > Than I set up an oposition slate to Bob Acosta'sfaction, not because of > what eventually split the affiliate but because I felt the chapter was > controled by a clique. > When the elections were held each person was allowed to speak for three > minutes explaining his/her credentials and the vote was taken. > I was running for a board member position and definitely an unknown, what > all most won the election for me was the speech by my oposition he'd have > been better not saying anything. > I think the administration at the time felt more threatened than they > actually were--they had the votes. > I did continue working with the chapter after my landslide loss. > Later after the affiliate was reorganized I served as President > vice-president and I think board member of that chapter. I think that > would've happened even had the split not have happened because over time I > won respect from the chapter members and many things I wanted pushed > through as policy I got in spite of losing. > When I became chapter and student division President I really tried to > work with my board sometimes I was able to sometimes we had problems. > In fact one board member who had more state clout than I did flatly stated > It's not my job I've done my time, when ask to assist with a project. > That hurt my feelings a while but I survived. > The project was taken care of. > My key strategy, > I tried to involve the membership as much as possible. > > I remembered when I first joined and why I attempted to "fight" > the administration. > I didn't want my members to feel that way about me. > The State has undergone a major transition it takes time to set up an > administration and get it functioning on all cylinders. > We've been kind of spoiled because most of the time we have leaders who > lead for a long time and we just expect when a new person comes in things > will stay like they were exactly. > And, when there is change like when Mark Maurer took the National Dr > Jernigan was there by his side working with the transition. > On the State and local levels that doesn't always happen. > Perhaps in the future the affiliate should come up with acceptible > campaign guidelines but in the meantime choose your leaders wisely. > Judge by track record, NFB philosophy, and the direction you think is best > for the affiliate. > Also try to pick leaders who will unite all the factions. > If you loose continue to build the affiliate and your day will come in > time. > The campaign is the time for exploring different views just like in our > nation after that remember a kingdom divided against itself can not stand. > We are a team. Our dreams our destiny our equality depend on us staying > that way. > God Bless: > Mike > > > _______________________________________________ > Cabs-talk mailing list > Cabs-talk at nfbnet.org > http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/cabs-talk > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for > Cabs-talk: > http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/cabs-talk/julietcody%40cox.net > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 3458 (20080921) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > From tinadt at sbcglobal.net Tue Sep 23 21:04:08 2008 From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net (tina thomas ) Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:04:08 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: UK: Charity success on guide dogs in mosques Message-ID: <200809240404.m8O44QKT011296@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Subject: UK: Charity success on guide dogs in mosques HYPERLINK "http://thirdsector.co.uk/news/Article/847894/Charity-success-guide-dogs-mos ques/"http://thirdsector.-co.uk/news/-Article/847894/-Charity-success--guide -dogs--mosques/ Charity success on guide dogs in mosques By Rosie Walker, Third Sector Online, 22 September 2008 Dogs will be allowed to enter mosques for the first time tomorrow following a charity campaign. The Islamic Shari'ah Council has issued a fatwa - a legal verdict - allowing guide dogs to accompany blind Muslims to mosques. This follows campaigning from the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association and The Muslim Council of Britain. Vargo will become the first dog allowed inside when he accompanies his 18-year-old owner, Mahomed-Abraar Khatri, to a mosque in Leicester. However, Vargo will only go as far as the shoe rack. Hygiene concerns mean he will not be allowed into the prayer hall. Guide Dogs hopes the move will encourage other blind and partially sighted Muslims to consider guide dog ownership. Bridget Warr, chief executive of Guide Dogs, said the charity decided two years ago to do more to reach minority groups. Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra, assistant secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain, said: "I hope this development will help Muslim communities to better understand the teachings of Islam with regards to dogs, especially guide dogs that make such a difference to the quality of life of their owners." Mohammad Shahid Raza, secretary of the Shari'ah Council, predicted that newly built mosques will be designed with facilities for disabled people. ? ? 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A research team led by Prof. Hiroshi Suzuki, a specialist in developmental engineering at Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, transplanted frozen fertilized ova of a Labrador retriever guide dog into another bitch of the same breed. It is important for guide dogs to be gentle and take easily to people. Even after about a year's training, only 30 percent to 40 percent of dogs pass a test to become a companion for blind people. Potential guide dogs must be neutered before training to prevent them from becoming distracted by sexual urges. So even if they are later judged to be excellent workers with a good temperament, they are unable to produce offspring. Eggs taken from a bitch before it is neutered can be stored indefinitely before being used for artificial semination. This makes it easy to draw up a long-term breeding plan and could solve to the current guide dog shortage. Frozen fertilized eggs from guide dogs in training and breeding dogs were transplanted into 3-year-old Maro, a bitch bred for experimental use at the university in Obihiro, Hokkaido. Maro gave birth to three puppies on Sept. 8. Though one was stillborn, the experiment was judged to have been a success. According to Suzuki, the survival rate of fertilized eggs after freezing is low, and there have been no other successful births to date. To increase the survival rate of the eggs, Suzuki employed a method of rapidly freezing them to minus 196 C to minimize cell damage. The research was conducted in conjunction with the Sapporo-based Hokkaido Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. About 8,000 people nationwide have applied to own a guide dog, but only about 1,000 such dogs are in active service. (Sep. 22, 2008) ? 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JC ----- Original Message ----- From: tina thomas To: cagdu at nfbcal.org Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 9:04 PM Subject: [Cagdu] FW: UK: Charity success on guide dogs in mosques Subject: UK: Charity success on guide dogs in mosques http://thirdsector.co.uk/news/Article/847894/Charity-success-guide-dogs-mosques/ Charity success on guide dogs in mosques By Rosie Walker, Third Sector Online, 22 September 2008 Dogs will be allowed to enter mosques for the first time tomorrow following a charity campaign. The Islamic Shari'ah Council has issued a fatwa - a legal verdict - allowing guide dogs to accompany blind Muslims to mosques. This follows campaigning from the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association and The Muslim Council of Britain. Vargo will become the first dog allowed inside when he accompanies his 18-year-old owner, Mahomed-Abraar Khatri, to a mosque in Leicester. However, Vargo will only go as far as the shoe rack. Hygiene concerns mean he will not be allowed into the prayer hall. Guide Dogs hopes the move will encourage other blind and partially sighted Muslims to consider guide dog ownership. Bridget Warr, chief executive of Guide Dogs, said the charity decided two years ago to do more to reach minority groups. Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra, assistant secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain, said: "I hope this development will help Muslim communities to better understand the teachings of Islam with regards to dogs, especially guide dogs that make such a difference to the quality of life of their owners." Mohammad Shahid Raza, secretary of the Shari'ah Council, predicted that newly built mosques will be designed with facilities for disabled people. ? ? 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Lynn Raloff, who is visually impaired, said she was asked to leave the reception area of the Sylvan Learning Centre on North Park Street Wednesday night when she arrived to wait for her husband Jeff, a teacher there. Raloff said the owner, Margaret Mercer, asked her to sit in an outer waiting area instead. Raloff explained that her dog was "a working dog" rather than a pet but she was told it made no difference. "I was just so surprised and then so upset," Raloff said. "She refused to listen to me and wanted me to be as far away from the teaching area as possible." When Jeff Raloff found out about the situation, he protested and told his employer that it was illegal to deny access to his wife and her dog. "When I saw her sitting out where she was, I wasn't too happy." After arguing with Mercer for some minutes, Raloff, who was in his second week of employment, became increasingly angry and quit -- with one hour left in the class. Contacted Friday, Mercer said she does not allow dogs in the school for safety reasons. "It would be a liability issue," she said. "We are not insured around having dogs." Mercer said she also is worried that some of her students, who are as young as three, might be afraid of the dog or have allergies. "Our kids come first," she said. "This is not a public place, it's a school." Mercer said Lynn Raloff was not asked to leave the building but just to move to an area that was farther away from the teaching space. "It's not a human rights issue," she said. "It's a dog issue." But Afroze Edwards, communications officer for the Ontario Human Rights Commission, said that's not the case. "There is a human rights protection in terms of access to services and facilities." The issue of access also is covered in provincial law under the Blind Persons Rights Act, which says that guide dogs are permitted in places to which the public is permitted. Edwards said that applies to all schools, public or private. "The services are still services to the public," she said. "People with disabilities who require a guide dog can't be discriminated against. We're not talking about a pet." However, Edwards said Mercer did make an effort to accommodate Raloff by allowing her to sit in another area. "In a sense, she was accommodated.-" Lynn Raloff said she was made to feel like a second-class citizen. "It's not appropriate to discriminate against a disabled person," she said. "She has a public service. She can't refuse people with a dog." Raloff said she worries that parents or students with guide dogs may run into similar difficulties at Sylvan. "I don't want them to go through what I went through." Mercer said she does have one visually impaired student but he doesn't have a dog. She said she's not sure what she'd do if a student or parent had a guide dog, since her landlord does not allow dogs on the premises. Lance Calbeck, who owns the building, said that's not true. "I have no idea where she heard that," he said Friday. "It certainly didn't come from me." Calbeck said he was surprised to hear that Mercer was reluctant to allow a guide dog in the school. "I thought it was required under provincial law." Mercer said guide dogs aren't used at W. Ross Macdonald School for the Blind either. John Howe, vice-principal of the secondary division, said that's no longer the case. Guide dogs have been allowed in the school for the last five years, although only for senior students. "We realized that for some of our students who were going to get dogs after they left us it would be good to get used to the responsibility of working with the dog." This year, the school has two students and one instructor who have guide dogs. Mercer maintains that she didn't do anything wrong by asking Raloff and her dog to sit in the outer foyer, away from classrooms where students were working. "It's a tempest in a teapot," she said. Mercer said the request had nothing to do with Raloff's visual impairment. 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Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.7.4/1695 - Release Date: 9/27/2008 1:11 PM -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20080929/ab728819/attachment.html From nfbcal at sbcglobal.net Mon Sep 29 12:33:34 2008 From: nfbcal at sbcglobal.net (Robert Stigile) Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:33:34 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] Pre-registration Message-ID: <200809291959.m8TJxbTo008626@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Hello CAGDU Community, If you have not pre-registered for the upcoming NFBC convention, you should do so as soon as possible. The deadline to reserve a room, is Thursday, October 2nd, and the deadline to pre-register is the same. After Thursday, there will be very few rooms available, and the awards breakfast will cost $20. Please register on-line soon. Thank you, Robert Stigile, President National Federation of the Blind of California Phone: 818-342-6524 Fax: 818-344-7930 e-mail: nfbcal at sbcglobal.net Web Site: www.nfbcal.org From ericholm at att.net Mon Sep 29 13:34:49 2008 From: ericholm at att.net (ericholm at att.net) Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:34:49 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] Pre-registration In-Reply-To: <200809291959.m8TJxbTo008626@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> References: <200809291959.m8TJxbTo008626@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Message-ID: <000701c92272$d2199d80$764cd880$@net> Robert, I am pleased to say, I already have done so. Many Thanks! Eric -----Original Message----- From: cagdu-bounces at nfbcal.org [mailto:cagdu-bounces at nfbcal.org] On Behalf Of Robert Stigile Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 12:34 PM To: Julietta Cody Subject: [Cagdu] Pre-registration Hello CAGDU Community, If you have not pre-registered for the upcoming NFBC convention, you should do so as soon as possible. The deadline to reserve a room, is Thursday, October 2nd, and the deadline to pre-register is the same. After Thursday, there will be very few rooms available, and the awards breakfast will cost $20. Please register on-line soon. Thank you, Robert Stigile, President National Federation of the Blind of California Phone: 818-342-6524 Fax: 818-344-7930 e-mail: nfbcal at sbcglobal.net Web Site: www.nfbcal.org _______________________________________________ Cagdu mailing list Cagdu at nfbcal.org https://www.nfbcal.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/cagdu __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3481 (20080929) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3481 (20080929) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com From tinadt at sbcglobal.net Mon Sep 29 14:18:28 2008 From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net (tina thomas ) Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:18:28 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] The day from hell Message-ID: <200809292126.m8TLQ4iB026425@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Hello Cagdu community- I am having the day from hell! I woke up this morning got ready harnessed up Nina and we were off. We went to CSU LA to do some business. Well Nina decided that she did not want to listen to me and when I went to correct her, she would throw her body in to the correction and she was self absorb. I put in a call to GDA and we both came to the agreement that Nina and I have run our course and it is time to retire her. I am very upset about this situation, because I tried for over a year to make our partnership work, but no dice. On top of dealing with Nina having to retire, I get home and I turn on my pac mate and it blew up and I lost all of my data! Please keep me and Nina in your thoughts. Things are kind of rough right at the moment. Tina and Nina No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.7.4/1695 - Release Date: 9/27/2008 1:11 PM From nfbcal at sbcglobal.net Mon Sep 29 15:11:43 2008 From: nfbcal at sbcglobal.net (Robert Stigile) Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:11:43 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] The day from hell Message-ID: <200809292211.m8TMB6oi003468@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Hello Tina, I I am sorry to hear this. Please stay calm, for it will work out. We are here for you, if you need anything. If I can help, feel free to call. Take care, Robert Stigile > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "tina thomas " To: Date sent: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:18:28 -0700 >Subject: [Cagdu] The day from hell >Hello Cagdu community- >I am having the day from hell! I woke up this morning got ready harnessed up >Nina and we were off. We went to CSU LA to do some business. Well Nina >decided that she did not want to listen to me and when I went to correct >her, she would throw her body in to the correction and she was self absorb. >I put in a call to GDA and we both came to the agreement that Nina and I >have run our course and it is time to retire her. I am very upset about this >situation, because I tried for over a year to make our partnership work, but >no dice. On top of dealing with Nina having to retire, I get home and I turn >on my pac mate and it blew up and I lost all of my data! >Please keep me and Nina in your thoughts. Things are kind of rough right at >the moment. >Tina and Nina >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG. >Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.7.4/1695 - Release Date: 9/27/2008 >1:11 PM >_______________________________________________ >Cagdu mailing list >Cagdu at nfbcal.org >https://www.nfbcal.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/cagdu From ecwogan at aol.com Mon Sep 29 16:47:09 2008 From: ecwogan at aol.com (ecwogan at aol.com) Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:47:09 -0400 Subject: [Cagdu] The day from hell In-Reply-To: <200809292211.m8TMB6oi003468@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> References: <200809292211.m8TMB6oi003468@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Message-ID: <8CAF0A4D22AAE61-1700-195B@mblk-d49.sysops.aol.com> Tina, I am sending you my support in this. I am trying to be positive and giving good feed back. Everybody has bad days and It will get better. I am hoping you have a better week ahead. I know it will be hard when you loose your best friend . I have lost one of my best friends and it gets better as time goes on. If you feel free to call or write. Have a great week and it will get better I ?guarantee it.? Joe and Leaner -----Original Message----- From: Robert Stigile To: cagdu at nfbcal.org Sent: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 3:11 pm Subject: Re: [Cagdu] The day from hell Hello Tina, I I am sorry to hear this. Please stay calm, for it will work out. We are here for you, if you need anything. If I can help, feel free to call. Take care, Robert Stigile > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "tina thomas " To: Date sent: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:18:28 -0700 >Subject: [Cagdu] The day from hell >Hello Cagdu community- >I am having the day from hell! I woke up this morning got ready harnessed up >Nina and we were off. We went to CSU LA to do some business. Well Nina >decided that she did not want to listen to me and when I went to correct >her, she would throw her body in to the correction and she was self absorb. >I put in a call to GDA and we both came to the agreement that Nina and I >have run our course and it is time to retire her. I am very upset abou t this >situation, because I tried for over a year to make our partnership work, but >no dice. On top of dealing with Nina having to retire, I get home and I turn >on my pac mate and it blew up and I lost all of my data! >Please keep me and Nina in your thoughts. Things are kind of rough right at >the moment. >Tina and Nina >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG. >Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.7.4/1695 - Release Date: 9/27/2008 >1:11 PM >_______________________________________________ >Cagdu mailing list >Cagdu at nfbcal.org >https://www.nfbcal.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/cagdu _______________________________________________ Cagdu mailing list Cagdu at nfbcal.org https://www.nfbcal.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/cagdu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20080929/343129cf/attachment.html From regenerative at earthlink.net Mon Sep 29 17:21:02 2008 From: regenerative at earthlink.net (Fred Chambers) Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:21:02 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] The day from hell In-Reply-To: <200809292126.m8TLQ4iB026425@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> References: <200809292126.m8TLQ4iB026425@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Message-ID: <461DAA5C-59D9-4DCA-BDC7-A07ACD0D01F5@earthlink.net> Bummer to hear about you and Nina, Do you think that Churchill was a bad influence on her? Hahahaheehee! No, seriously, I was wondering if you though going to that workshop with half a dozen dogs was part of what drove her to distraction? Again, I am sad to hear about Nina's early retirement. Fred From julietcody at cox.net Mon Sep 29 20:36:26 2008 From: julietcody at cox.net (Juliett Cody) Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:36:26 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] The day from hell References: <200809292126.m8TLQ4iB026425@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Message-ID: <2C5BE18385D4452181E623DB8D4D6579@user1b3ecca35d> I'm sending you positive energy, right now! Love, JC ----- Original Message ----- From: "tina thomas " To: Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 2:18 PM Subject: [Cagdu] The day from hell > Hello Cagdu community- > I am having the day from hell! I woke up this morning got ready harnessed > up > Nina and we were off. We went to CSU LA to do some business. Well Nina > decided that she did not want to listen to me and when I went to correct > her, she would throw her body in to the correction and she was self > absorb. > I put in a call to GDA and we both came to the agreement that Nina and I > have run our course and it is time to retire her. I am very upset about > this > situation, because I tried for over a year to make our partnership work, > but > no dice. On top of dealing with Nina having to retire, I get home and I > turn > on my pac mate and it blew up and I lost all of my data! > Please keep me and Nina in your thoughts. Things are kind of rough right > at > the moment. > Tina and Nina > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.7.4/1695 - Release Date: 9/27/2008 > 1:11 PM > > > _______________________________________________ > Cagdu mailing list > Cagdu at nfbcal.org > https://www.nfbcal.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/cagdu > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 3481 (20080929) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > From julietcody at cox.net Mon Sep 29 20:39:21 2008 From: julietcody at cox.net (Juliett Cody) Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:39:21 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] Pre-registration References: <200809291959.m8TJxbTo008626@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> <000701c92272$d2199d80$764cd880$@net> Message-ID: <79709C37F5BC4B74AB57A62DA0ED0B88@user1b3ecca35d> Eric and Ford, It's good to see you on the list serve. YEAH! JC ! ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 1:34 PM Subject: Re: [Cagdu] Pre-registration > Robert, > I am pleased to say, I already have done so. > Many Thanks! > Eric > > > -----Original Message----- > From: cagdu-bounces at nfbcal.org [mailto:cagdu-bounces at nfbcal.org] On Behalf > Of Robert Stigile > Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 12:34 PM > To: Julietta Cody > Subject: [Cagdu] Pre-registration > > Hello CAGDU Community, > If you have not pre-registered for the upcoming NFBC convention, > you should do so as soon as possible. > The deadline to reserve a room, is Thursday, October 2nd, and the > deadline to pre-register is the same. > After Thursday, there will be very few rooms available, and the > awards breakfast will cost $20. > Please register on-line soon. > Thank you, > Robert Stigile, President > National Federation of the Blind of California > Phone: 818-342-6524 > Fax: 818-344-7930 > e-mail: nfbcal at sbcglobal.net > Web Site: www.nfbcal.org > > _______________________________________________ > Cagdu mailing list > Cagdu at nfbcal.org > https://www.nfbcal.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/cagdu > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature > database 3481 (20080929) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature > database 3481 (20080929) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Cagdu mailing list > Cagdu at nfbcal.org > https://www.nfbcal.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/cagdu > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 3481 (20080929) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > From julietcody at cox.net Mon Sep 29 20:47:30 2008 From: julietcody at cox.net (Juliett Cody) Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:47:30 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] Fw: State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind - Regulatory Changes Message-ID: <578FD705D9624543B4A18614F42C4E6F@user1b3ecca35d> ----- Original Message ----- From: Guidedogboard at dca.ca.gov Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 4:44 PM Subject: State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind - Regulatory Changes Dear Stakeholders: The following regulations have been repealed or amended. Repealed 2274. Health Certificate All persons desiring to enter a school to receive instruction in the use of a guide dog shall present to the school a certificate from a licensed physician or surgeon stating that the applicant is free of contagious or communicable diseases. 2277. Physical Defects All instructors of blind persons in the use of guide dogs shall be free of defects or disabilities that prevent or interfere with the proper training of guide dogs or instruction of blind persons in the use of such dogs. Amended 2250. Location of Office The principal office of the California State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind is located at 1625 N. Market Blvd., Suite S-202, Sacramento, CA 95834. These changes were made effective as of Friday, September 26, 2008. Please feel free to forward this communication. Thank you. Antonette Sorrick Executive Officer State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind 1625 Market Blvd. S-202 Sacramento, CA 95834 (916) 574-7825 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20080929/7224b58a/attachment.html From tinadt at sbcglobal.net Tue Sep 30 08:56:53 2008 From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net (tina thomas ) Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:56:53 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: [nabs-l] Information on Blindness the Movie Message-ID: <200809301557.m8UFv9YA029789@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> -----Original Message----- From: nabs-l-bounces+tinadt=sbcglobal.net at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces+tinadt=sbcglobal.net at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David Andrews Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 8:28 AM To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org Subject: [nabs-l] Information on Blindness the Movie I am posting the information below to most of the NFBNet.org mailing lists. I am doing so because of my concerns about the great harm the movie Blindness can cause. David Andrews, List Owner below are two documents which were released in their final form on Monday afternoon. Please read them carefully. 1) a "Frequently asked questions" to give more information about the movie, the reasons for our objections, and other helpful information; and 2) a flier that will be distributed along with other literature at various informational protests around the country. Answers to Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Movie Blindness Q: What is the premise and plot of the movie Blindness? A: Blindness is based on a novel of the same name by the Portuguese writer Jos? Saramago. The premise of the movie is that unnamed residents of an unnamed city in an unnamed country suddenly and mysteriously go blind. Those who experience the blindness see only a white glare, so the blindness is sometimes called the "white sickness." The blindness is contagious and the government immediately quarantines the victims in an abandoned and dilapidated mental asylum, with orders that anyone attempting to leave is to be killed. The prisoners are given food and supplies, but deliveries are inadequate and become increasingly irregular. The asylum also becomes filthy because the blind inmates, as portrayed in the movie, cannot find their way to the bathroom and simply relieve themselves on the floor or in their own beds. Some of the inmates die from infection, disease, or are shot by guards when they try to escape or simply become lost and wander too close to the fence. The inmates of ward one, led by an ophthalmologist's wife who can still see but feigns blindness to remain with her husband, fare slightly better than the rest; the implication is that this is solely because she assists the blind, portrayed as being unable to do anything for themselves. As food supplies dwindle, another group of blind inmates, whose leader has acquired a gun and dubbed himself "the King of Ward Three," begins to terrorize the others. The armed clique in ward three hordes all the food, extorting money and valuables from the other inmates and eventually demanding sex with the women from other wards in exchange for allowing the rest of the inmates to eat. One of the members of this clique, who was born blind and is not a victim of the white sickness, knows how to read and write Braille and is given the task of taking inventory of the valuables stolen from the other inmates. When the women from ward one go to ward three to exchange sex for food, one of the women is beaten to death as she is raped. The doctor's wife later kills the King of Ward Three, but the man who was born blind takes his place as leader of the armed gang and threatens to avenge the "King" by killing the doctor's wife. Being blind, however, he is unable to shoot her and she escapes unharmed. The rest of the inmates finally decide to do battle with the gang in ward three; just before the showdown, someone sets a pile of bedding alight, starting a fire that soon engulfs the entire asylum. During the ensuing confusion, the man who was born blind shoots himself. When the surviving inmates, including the group led by the doctor's wife, escape the burning asylum, they discover that no soldiers are standing guard and they are free. Outside the makeshift prison, everyone has gone blind and the city has descended into total chaos; no government services or businesses are functioning and nomadic groups of mostly naked blind people wander through the streets, squatting in abandoned houses and shops for shelter and taking food where they can find it-including in rubbish heaps. There is no electricity or running water, so the streets and buildings of the city are as filthy as the asylum was. Dogs that people used to keep as pets have gone wild and roam in packs, feeding on refuse and human corpses. The home of the doctor and his wife, however, is intact, and their group sets up residence there. The movie ends just as they regain their sight-as suddenly and mysteriously as they lost it. Q: Have you seen the film? A: Yes. Members of the National Federation of the Blind were permitted to screen the film. Many other members of the National Federation of the Blind have read the novel, and according to the filmmakers themselves, the movie is "true to the book." Q: How will this film harm blind people? A: Blind people already suffer from irrational prejudice based on ignorance and misconceptions about our capabilities and characteristics. This prejudice-which is based on ignorance and low expectations but is no less harmful than prejudice based on ethnicity, religion, or sex--is the cause of the overwhelming majority of problems experienced by blind people, including an unemployment rate that exceeds 70 percent and the lack of proper education for blind children. This movie will further entrench myths and misconceptions about blindness and blind people, thereby contributing to the barriers to equal participation in society that we face. Q: What is wrong with the way blind people are portrayed in the film? A: Blindness falsely depicts blind people as incapable of almost everything. Even accepting that most of the characters are newly blind and thus have not learned certain skills needed to function effectively as a blind person, their complete and utter incompetence is simply not credible to anyone who has had even casual contact with actual blind people. The blind people in the film are unable to dress or bathe themselves; they usually go about naked or nearly naked and relieve themselves on the floor or in their own beds. The doctor's wife is shown helping him dress by holding his pants so that he can step into them, and he comments at one point that she even has to clean him after he has defecated. In reality, even newly blinded individuals do not experience this level of incapacity; they do not forget how to dress, wash, or use the toilet. The blind people in the movie are portrayed as perpetually disoriented and having no sense of direction or ability to remember the route from one place to another. However, blind people regularly travel independently using white canes or guide dogs. The blind people who are not completely helpless in the novel and movie are depraved monsters, withholding food from the others in exchange for money, jewelry, and sex. One of the worst of these criminals is a man who was born blind and has adapted to his blindness, yet he sides with the criminal gang of ward three, participating in brutal rapes and attempting to kill inmates from the other wards. Thus, all of the blind people in the film are portrayed either as helpless invalids or degenerate criminals. The movie suggests that blindness completely alters the human personality, resulting either in total incapacity or villainous evil. The movie also makes it clear that blindness is cause for complete and irreversible despair; one blind man comments, "I'd rather die than stay like this." Blind people, in fact, do live happy lives once they have learned to accept their blindness and adjust to it. The movie also suggests that the blind must always defer to the sighted; when the doctor's wife leaves him outside a supermarket so she can attempt to find food, he says, "I know my place." The dignity, worth, and individuality of blind people is constantly denigrated in this way throughout the movie. The National Federation of the Blind objects to this portrayal of the blind because it simply isn't accurate. Blind people are a cross-section of society who happen to share the physical characteristic of being unable to see. The blind are employed in almost every profession imaginable, have homes and families, raise children, do volunteer work in their communities, and generally lead normal, productive lives. To the extent this is not the case, the problem is not blindness itself, but rather the misconceptions and stereotypes that society holds about blindness and blind people. This film will further those myths and misconceptions and deepen public prejudice against the blind. Most members of the public do not know a blind person and may therefore assume that this portrayal of blindness is accurate and true. It is not, and the falsehoods in this film will damage the prospects for equal opportunity, productivity, dignity, and happiness for blind people throughout the world. Q: Isn't this just a matter of political correctness, or a difference of opinion with the novelist and filmmakers? A: No. Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion, but not his or her own facts. If an artist were to create a painting called "Elephant," but the picture in fact represented a giraffe, a camel, or a creature from the artist's own imagination, then any art critic-or any layman-would point out that the picture does not, in fact, represent an elephant. The person pointing out the inconsistency would not be accused of "political correctness" or a "difference of opinion" with the artist, but would be recognized as having good common sense. The portrait of blind people in this movie is simply wrong; artistic license does not permit a writer or a filmmaker to make false assertions about an entire group of people. The stereotyping of blind people is just as inappropriate as the stereotyping of African-Americans, women, Hispanics, or any other group of individuals who share common characteristics. Q: Isn't blindness being used as a metaphor in the novel and film? A: Yes, and this is one of the movie's main problems. Blindness is simply the physical characteristic of being unable to perceive things with the eyes, but the author and filmmakers want it to be a metaphor for everything that is bad about human nature. At the very least, blindness in this movie represents lack of insight or perception; arguably it represents even worse traits, since many of the blind characters engage in rape, murder, and other forms of criminal behavior. Blind people, however, are not inherently obtuse or incapable of discernment. Although we cannot see with our eyes, we are aware of the world around us through our other senses and through the alternative techniques we use to learn about our environment, such as traveling with a white cane, reading and writing Braille, and using technology. Blindness is no more an appropriate "metaphor" than other physical characteristics, like hair color or ethnicity. Movies in which all of the villains have dark skin or a foreign accent are rightly criticized as employing racial stereotypes. If a movie were to be made in which people's hair suddenly turned blonde and all of the characters with blonde hair were vapid idiots, then people with blonde hair would rightly be outraged. In today's society, it should likewise be unacceptable for blindness to be used as a stand-in for depravity, incompetence, and lack of understanding. Q: Doesn't your protest violate the First Amendment rights of the filmmakers? A: No. The First Amendment protects the production and screening of this film, but it also protects our right to protest its production and screening and to tell the public that it portrays blind people in an outrageously false manner. Q: Have you brought your concerns to the attention of the filmmakers? A: Yes. We sent letters to officials involved with the production asking to meet and discuss our concerns but they refused to respond. *** Flier Blindness: A Movie that Harms the Blind [] We Condemn and Deplore The National Federation of the Blind condemns and deplores the negative, damaging, and distorted description of blindness and blind people in the movie Blindness, adapted for the screen from the novel of the same name by Jos? Saramago. This outrageous and offensive movie reinforces society's fears and misconceptions about the blind and will lead to lost opportunities for employment and social acceptance. Contrary to the stereotypes and images this movie portrays: ? Blind people travel, work, go to school, raise families, play sports, and participate in their communities. ? Blindness need not be a tragedy. ? Blind people are confident and competent human beings, with as much imagination, creativity, and capacity as the average sighted person. The Truth About Blindness Contrary to the assertions about blindness and blind people found in both the film and book, the National Federation of the Blind wants you to know that: ? Blind people are responsible; a sense of responsibility is not in any way related to visual acuity. ? Blind people can care for themselves both physically and emotionally. ? Blind people are conscious of the importance of hygiene and personal appearance; they do not live in filth and squalor. ? Blind people can successfully travel; they are not generally disoriented or wandering without direction. ? Blind people are unique individuals; they are not without identity. ? Blind people are active in society, not isolated from others and the world. ? Blind people can perceive their surroundings and exercise judgment. ? Blind people are as dignified and conscientious as their sighted peers. [] This Film Gets It Wrong The premise in the film Blindness is that everybody but one person becomes blind. The description of society as an increasing number of its members become blind is one of filth, greed, perversion, and vice. The film depicts blind people as incapable of doing everything, including basic tasks like bathing, dressing, and traveling. Blindness becomes a metaphor for all that is bad in human thought and action. Blind people in the movie have every negative human trait and few of the positive ones. The only encouraging element in the release of this film is the almost universal reaction of the critics that the film is a failure. Marc Maurer, President of the 50,000-member National Federation of the Blind, said of the film in his July 2008 banquet address, "The Urgency of Optimism": "The capabilities of those who become blind remain essentially the same after they lose vision as they were before they lost it. Although the loss of any major asset (including vision) will bring a measure of sadness to some and despair to a few, it will also stimulate others to assert their will. Blindness can be a devastating loss, but it also has the power to galvanize some to action. The reaction to blindness is not the least bit one-dimensional. Therefore the description is false. . . . The charge that loss of vision creates a personality alteration to a sordid and criminal character is in itself sordid and defamatory to an entire class of human beings." This film will do incalculable harm to the public image of blind people. Society labors under multiple misconceptions about blindness and blind people, and this film promises only to affirm and strengthen these false impressions. The film Blindness will diminish opportunities for blind people to find employment, a distressing reality considering that over 70 percent of blind people are already under-employed or unemployed. The film will also further lower the general public's expectations about the ability of blind people to be fully contributing members of society. Both of these consequences will be devastating to the hopes and aspirations of blind people. President Maurer concluded his reflections on the film when he said, "The description in Blindness is wrong-completely, unutterably, irretrievably, immeasurably wrong. That such falsity should be regarded as good art is revolting and amazing." David Andrews and white cane Harry. _______________________________________________ nabs-l mailing list nabs-l at nfbnet.org http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nabs-l: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l/tinadt%40sbcglobal.net No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.7.5/1700 - Release Date: 9/30/2008 11:03 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.7.5/1700 - Release Date: 9/30/2008 11:03 AM From snowbird170 at yahoo.com Tue Sep 30 06:13:37 2008 From: snowbird170 at yahoo.com (Karmalynne) Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:13:37 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Cagdu] The day from hell In-Reply-To: <2C5BE18385D4452181E623DB8D4D6579@user1b3ecca35d> Message-ID: <694913.18993.qm@web39608.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hi Tina, Sorry to hear about your bad day. I hope things get better. Take care, Karmalynne skype: klrios MSN Messenger: christmaskarma70 at hotmail.com Listen to my radio show on www.2020theblink.net Coming soon Story Time with Auntie Klynne at www.kidzradio.net --- On Mon, 9/29/08, Juliett Cody wrote: > From: Juliett Cody > Subject: Re: [Cagdu] The day from hell > To: cagdu at nfbcal.org > Date: Monday, September 29, 2008, 8:36 PM > I'm sending you positive energy, right now! > Love, > JC > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "tina thomas " > To: > Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 2:18 PM > Subject: [Cagdu] The day from hell > > > > Hello Cagdu community- > > I am having the day from hell! I woke up this morning > got ready harnessed > > up > > Nina and we were off. We went to CSU LA to do some > business. Well Nina > > decided that she did not want to listen to me and when > I went to correct > > her, she would throw her body in to the correction and > she was self > > absorb. > > I put in a call to GDA and we both came to the > agreement that Nina and I > > have run our course and it is time to retire her. I am > very upset about > > this > > situation, because I tried for over a year to make our > partnership work, > > but > > no dice. On top of dealing with Nina having to retire, > I get home and I > > turn > > on my pac mate and it blew up and I lost all of my > data! > > Please keep me and Nina in your thoughts. Things are > kind of rough right > > at > > the moment. > > Tina and Nina > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG. > > Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.7.4/1695 - > Release Date: 9/27/2008 > > 1:11 PM > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Cagdu mailing list > > Cagdu at nfbcal.org > > https://www.nfbcal.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/cagdu > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, > version of virus > > signature database 3481 (20080929) __________ > > > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Cagdu mailing list > Cagdu at nfbcal.org > https://www.nfbcal.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/cagdu From ecwogan at aol.com Tue Sep 30 15:54:09 2008 From: ecwogan at aol.com (ecwogan at aol.com) Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:54:09 -0400 Subject: [Cagdu] Joes bowling tournament Message-ID: <8CAF16695830B4E-AD8-CE0@FWM-M26.sysops.aol.com> Hi all, I just want to pass on the bowling info for Joe's tournament in Special Olympics. The tournament is this Saturday in Venture. The address is 1788 Mesa Verde Ave. It starts @12:30. I am hoping that some of you can make it to cheer him on. That would be great if you could. Have a great wekk.? Joe -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20080930/26802410/attachment.html