RE: National Federation of the Blind Announces 2010 Scholarship Program Winners

Laugh yes but he has been beat to the punch there is a college group that
sold that Hug doll for kids and grandparents but it was just a test doll for
more um interesting dolls.
 Ken

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From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tyler
Littlefield
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 8:57 PM
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: National Federation of the Blind Announces 2010 Scholarship
Program Winners

Hey, nothing wrong with that. A noble cause!
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From: "Ken Perry" <whistler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 6:45 PM
Subject: RE: National Federation of the Blind Announces 2010 Scholarship 
Program Winners


> In other words he is working on the next Porn computer interface.  Hmm at
> least that is what I think he means.
>
> ken
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sina Bahram
> Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 6:49 PM
> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: National Federation of the Blind Announces 2010 Scholarship
> Program Winners
>
> I'm a PhD Student here at North Carolina State University. My interest is
> currently generally in human computer interaction with a
> specific focus in dynamic and real-time semantic extraction of multitouch
> interfaces with the intent of programmatically translating
> said interfaces into a functionally isomorphic interface tailored to
> specific user needs. Well, that's the high-level overview
> anyways.
>
>
> Take care,
> Sina
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John J. Boyer
> Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 6:43 PM
> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: National Federation of the Blind Announces 2010 Scholarship
> Program Winners
>
> Sina,
>
> Don't you have to be in school to qualify for these scholarships? What
> university are you attending, and what is your major? I've
> thought of applying to help with my work on liblouis and liblouisxml, but 
> I
> don't want to go back to school. Maybe I could go to an
> online university.
>
> Thanks,
> John
>
> On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 05:51:37PM -0400, Sina Bahram wrote:
>> Thank you. I'd love to know if anyone else will be there so that we may
> meet up.
>>
>> Take care,
>> Sina
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of qubit
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 5:49 PM
>> To: bprogramming
>> Subject: Fwd: National Federation of the Blind Announces 2010
>> Scholarship Program Winners
>>
>> Got this on another list -- note some familiar names -- 
>> congratulations Sina and anyone else who happens to be subscribed! I hope
> you win the big one!
>> --le
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "David Andrews" <dandrews@xxxxxxxx>
>> To: <david.andrews@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 3:47 PM
>> Subject: [nfb-talk] Fwd: National Federation of the Blind Announces
>> 2010 Scholarship Program Winners
>>
>>
>>
>> >
>> >FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >CONTACT:
>> >
>> >Chris Danielsen
>> >
>> >Director of Public Relations
>> >
>> >National Federation of the Blind
>> >
>> >(410) 659-9314, extension 2330
>> >
>> >(410) 262-1281 (Cell)
>> >
>> ><mailto:cdanielsen@xxxxxxx>cdanielsen@xxxxxxx
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >National Federation of the Blind Announces 2010 Scholarship Program
>> >Winners
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >Baltimore, Maryland (May 12, 2010): The National Federation of the
>> >Blind (NFB), the nation's oldest and largest organization of blind
>> >people, today announced the winners of its 2010 Scholarship Program,
>> >which awards thirty scholarships each year to recognize achievement
>> >by blind scholars.  The winners are listed below in alphabetical
>> >order with their home states and vocational goals:
>> >
>> >
>> >    * Beth Allred, CO: professional vocalist and music teacher
>> >    * <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
>> > "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
>> > />Sheri Anderson, TN: emergency management professional
>> >    * Sina Bahram, NC: computer-science technologist and entrepreneur
>> >    * Alicia Betancourt, FL: social worker for disabled persons
>> >    * Zachary Brubaker, PA: high school teacher of math and physics
>> >    * Chelsea Cook, VA: astronaut or astrophysicist or physicist
>> >    * Mary Fernandez, NJ: clinical psychologist
>> >    * C. J. Fish, VA: mental health counselor
>> >    * Rashi Goel, GA: environmental engineer
>> >    * Deepa Goraya, CA: attorney-disability rights and civil rights
>> > legislation specialist
>> >    * Antonio Guimaraes, RI: social studies teacher, grades 5-12
>> >    * Mary Hernandez, NE: classroom or itinerant teacher of blind
> students
>> >    * Chris Jeckel, IL: attorney
>> >    * Andrea Jenkins, GA: Spanish translator and interpreter
>> >    * Kayleigh Joiner, TX: elementary school teacher
>> >    * Melissa Lomax, NJ: high school English teacher
>> >    * Kirt Manwaring, UT: attorney
>> >    * Kristin Mathe, PA: professor of rhetoric (communication)
>> >    * Esha Mehta, CO: elementary school teacher
>> >    * Tabea Meyer, IN: social worker for children in school or foster
> care
>> >    * Josie Nielson, ID: violin soloist-performer and recording artist
>> >    * Shaun Reimers, UT: attorney and community activist
>> >    * Ashley Ritter, IN: teacher of blind children
>> >    * Cali Sandel, SC: federal program administrator, Washington, D.C.
>> >    * Jessica Scannell, NJ: teacher of blind children, birth through
>> > junior high
>> >    * Quintina Singleton, NJ: teacher, special education classroom
>> >    * Yadiel Sotomayor, PR: English/Spanish translator or English 
>> > teacher
>> >    * Tara Prakash Tripathi, FL: teacher of access technology and
>> > active advocate
>> >    * Kayla Weathers, GA: special education teacher for blind and
>> > visually impaired students
>> >    * Michelle Wesley, IL: veterinarian
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >"These students represent academic excellence, and many of them are
>> >doubtless future leaders of this nation's blind," said Dr. Marc
>> >Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind.  "They are
>> >forging a path in disciplines as varied as astrophysics, computer
>> >science, social work, law, and psychology.  They are proof of our
>> >conviction that we, the blind of this nation, can compete on terms of
>> >equality with our sighted peers, and we are very proud of their
> accomplishments."
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >In July each winner will attend the NFB's seventieth annual national
>> >convention in Dallas, Texas, where the committee will spend several
>> >days getting to know each student and then decide which scholarship
>> >(ranging in value from $3,000 to $12,000) to award each of them.  The
>> >scholarship winners will then be announced at the banquet of the NFB
>> >convention on Thursday, July 8.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >For more information on the National Federation of the Blind
>> >Scholarship Program, visit
>> ><http://www.nfb.org/scholarships>www.nfb.org/scholarships.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >###
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >About the National Federation of the Blind
>> >
>> >With more than 50,000 members, the National Federation of the Blind
>> >is the largest and most influential membership organization of blind
>> >people in the United States.  The NFB improves blind people's lives
>> >through advocacy, education, research, technology, and programs
>> >encouraging independence and self-confidence.  It is the leading
>> >force in the blindness field today and the voice of the nation's
>> >blind.  In January 2004 the NFB opened the National Federation of the
>> >Blind Jernigan Institute, the first research and training center in
>> >the United States for the blind led by the blind.
>> >
>>
>>          David Andrews and long white cane Harry, dandrews@xxxxxxxx
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