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Connections For EverythingBlind
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VOL. 2
ISSUE 6
June 2009
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Here with Connections, we would like to give something to everyone. We want it to be a work of the readers, so remember to keep an
open mind and jump in with your own submissions to Connections.
Take some time and help another, today!
How To Help
If you don’t know how or who to help, visit our Personal Growth page at: Personal Growth at EverythingBlind
And go on your own personal journey to find your gifts and strengths. There are many teachers introduced and you should be able to find something that resonates with you.
You may then be able to better find your true peace and happiness.
What You Can Expect
Each month we will share with you stories, poems, and essays on principles which keep us going and growing as not only blind and
visually impaired individuals, but also as able and active individuals.
Send your stories, poems, essays, and lessons about vital principles which you have found to be helpful in your success or failure in
life.
Inspirations
As before mentioned in Connections, often it helps to find an inspiration to get us past difficult challenges.
The following article appeared in National Geographic Adventure Magazine
August 22, 2007
Erik Weihenmayer, 38, redefines "blind ambition." After losing his sight at age 13, he went on to climb the Seven Summits, scale El Capitan, ski down the
tallest peak in Europe, and solo skydive more than 50 times. He has guided blind Tibetan teenagers to 21,500 feet (6,553 meters) on Mount Everest and led
both blind and sighted students on treks through the Andes.
And today he's climbing Colorado's Wilson Peak to help open the scenic fourteener to hikers and protect it from mining. The Trust for Public Land (TPL)
is negotiating to purchase the area, which will also open up the main access trails to neighboring Mount Wilson and El Diente, from a private landowner.
The TPL will donate the swath of land to the U.S. Forest Service for permanent conservation.
Adventure
spoke to Weihenmayer by phone from his Colorado home about leading climbs blind, bear bells, and the struggle to keep the wilderness wild.
Why did you get involved with the Wilson Peak access project?
Erik Weihenmayer: I've always been interested in keeping beautiful spaces open. I lived in Phoenix for a few years, and when development started swallowing
up all my favorite places to hike, it just broke my heart. Being involved with this could bring awareness to what the Trust for Public Land is doing and
give people hope that there is progress being made on these issues. And this project could create a domino effect that will open up other fourteeners in
the state.
What's so special about Wilson Peak?
Erik Weihenmayer: Wilson Peak is a symbol of Colorado. It's one of the landmark peaks because it's really dramatic looking, or so I've heard. Also, this
peak is between two wilderness areas, so it opens up a huge stretch of land. The Rockies symbolize what America's about; they need to remain open.
How will you hike the peak?
Erik Weihenmayer: I have a group of friends going with me—some of my teammates from climbing Everest. I hike with two long trekking poles to feel my way
up the trail. My friends wear bear bells and jingle them, so I follow the sound. They'll jingle it a little to the left or right if they want me to avoid
a rock or a cliff.
When you are leading a climb, how do you determine the best route?
Erik Weihenmayer: Someone climbs below me and gives directions and tells me where the bolts are. I follow the path of least resistance. A lot of times I'm
following a crack, which is easy if one crack leads into another. But sometimes a crack ends and I lose the route and kind of freak out for a second. If
I'm leading a climb, I'll climb it ahead of time to familiarize myself, which is normally called on-sighting, but my friends call "non-sighting."
How did you get started climbing?
Erik Weihenmayer: I used to play basketball, but the ball kept whacking me in the face. So I thought, What can I do? I was part of this rec program for
blind people. One day they took us rock climbing. It was just supposed to be a confidence-builder, but I really took to it. I liked problem solving my
way up the rock face, connecting the dots with my hands. I thought it was amazingly engrossing.
What kept you motivated after you lost your sight?
Erik Weihenmayer: I was a persistent kid and I knew I wanted adventure in my life. At that age, you don't know what the barriers are and you keep smashing
up against them. A lot of times the first step is falling on your face. And then you slowly figure out how to push those barriers through technology, innovation,
being stubborn, and having a great team on your side.
What's up next for you?
Erik Weihenmayer: I headed to the Dolomites in September to climb Marmolada, which has a 3,000-foot (914-meter) rock face. In January, I'm off to Nepal
to do some ice climbing. This spring I'm going to ski the Haute Route in the Alps. I have a list a mile long of peaks I want to climb. But names, like
Everest, aren't as important to me anymore. I can climb a peak that no one's heard of and it's just as much fun.
Find out all about Eric at: About Eric
Eric has also helped the blind to see by being the recipient of a leading edge technology called the brain port.
Find out more about this in a segment of the Today show which aired on February 9, 2007
About Eric
Eric Weihenmayer may not seem like an average person like you or me, but, he is a shining example of the fact that everyone who changes their limiting beliefs can achieve whatever they set their mind to.
You, no doubt have such people in your life. All you have to do is shed your own limiting belief that you do not. Look around you. Find someone you admire, someone you respect, and someone you trust to help you to start to believe that all things are possible. Especially find the person that has the things you want that you don’t think you can ever have.
Are you coping well with your blindness?
All we have to do to find an inspiration is look around us and see someone who has the thing that we want.
Ask them what they did to get that. They all would have to say well, I just wouldn’t believe that I could not have it.
It then became mine …
Or some such attitude.
It is always wise to consider others views and beliefs and be willing to maybe change some of our own views, if we find others’ views,
at least, possible?
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This Month’s Belly Laugh
Top 10 things you do NOT want to say to the representative of the
guide dog
school when they come for a visit:
10. I don't usually bother to offer him water at set times anymore. I
just leave the lid up on the toilet.
9. Can you believe they charge $100 to get a dog out of the pound in
this town even if it's a guide dog?
8. No, I never let strangers pet him. Not since that incident on the bus.
7. This is Fido's favorite restaurant right here. He just loves the lasagna.
6. Those aren't fleas, they're ticks. Huge difference.
5. I've found he really prefers melted butter to water on his kibble.
4. I haven't really taken him out much lately. What's that command you
use when you want him to go left?
3. My herbalist says those heart worm pills are a scam and a clove
once a month works just as well.
2. Yeah, this is the same dog as the one you gave me at the school.
Honest .
And the #1 thing you shouldn't say to the school rep...
1. He was putting on a little weight so I switched him to lite beer.
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Heidi Hockman
Chief Editor
From Meagan
I've created a blog over on live journal, so if you want to check out what I’m up to, go to Meag's Place
I wish you all God's blessings for your lives and best of times in 2008 and beyond.
Sincerely,
Meagan Green
Founder of Connections For the Blind
Coaching and Mentoring
Meet our resident coach, Teresa Christian, and be sure to drop her a line from our Coaching and Mentoring page
Contact Teresa, today, to find out more about this month’s free teleseminar.
They’re always a blast!
teresa@DiamondSynergyCoaching.com
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Coaching, the conversation that makes a difference!
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Quotes About Inspiration
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Inspirational quotes
When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for
us.
-- Alexander Graham Bell.
You are your own devil, you are your own God,
You fashioned the paths that your footsteps have trod,
And no one can save you from error or sin,
Until you shall hark to the Spirit within.
--
Ella Wilcox Wheeler,
The Law.
Life is all about timing... the unreachable becomes reachable, the unavailable become available, the unattainable... attainable. Have the patience, wait
it out It's all about timing.
-- Stacey Charter.
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
-- Unknown.
If you get up one more time than you fall, you will make it through.
-- Chinese Proverb.
To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else.
-- Bernadette Devlin.
Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You have got to set your self on fire for it.
-- Unknown.
When everything seems to be going against you, remember the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.
-- Henry Ford.
There are two kinds of light:
the glow that illumines,
and the glare that obscures.
-- James Thurber.
We are all of us living in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
--
Oscar Wilde.
Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.
-- Norman Vincent Peale.
There are too many people praying for mountains of difficulty to be removed, when what they really need is courage to climb them.
-- Unknown.
It is wonderful how much time good people spend fighting the devil. If they would only expend the same amount of energy loving their fellow men, the devil
would die in his own tracks of ennui.
-- Helen Keller.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
-- Eleanor Roosevelt.
You can chase a butterfly all over the field and never catch it. But if you sit quietly in the grass it will come and sit on your shoulder.
-- Unknown.
It is never too late to become what you might have been.
--
George Eliot.
To cross the river of boredom, one must first, hop onto the stone of imagination.
-- Unknown.
He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
-- Samuel Johnson.
Optimist: The glass is half full. Pessimist: The glass is half empty. Re-engineering Consultant: That glass is twice as large as it needs to be.
-- The Economics Press.
Teach love to those who hate, and let that love embrace you as you go out into the world. May the teachings of those you admire become part of you, so that
you may call upon them. Remember, those whose lives you have touched and whose have touched yours are always a part of you, even if the encounters were
less than you would have wished. It is the content of the encounter that is more important than the form.
-- Unknown.
You can have anything you want if you want it desperately enough. You must want it with an exuberance that erupts through the skin and joins the energy
that created the world.
-- Sheila Graham.
Good parents give their children Roots and Wings. Roots to know where home is, wings to fly away and exercise what's been taught them.
-- Jonas Salk.
Not every one of our desires can be immediately gratified. We've got to learn to wait patiently for our dreams to come true, especially on the path we've
chosen. But while we wait, we need to prepare symbolically a place for our hopes and dreams.
-- Sarah Ban Breathnach.
The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach -- waiting for a gift
from the sea.
-- Anne Morrow Lindbergh.
Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstance.
-- Bruce Barton.
Editor's Update
Dear Readers,
The number of subscribers is still rising. Do what you can to spread the word about where we are!
Here is the latest subscriber count. This does not include people who are receiving Connections as a forward from a friend or
colleague. We are now at
over 750 readers!
Please forward this to all of your friends and colleagues.
We are bringing the blind community closer together.
Heidi
Experience Personal Growth
One of our goals is to take each of you who are willing and ready to grab a hold of a dream and help you to run with it.
OK, so you may be blind, but who cares. Find what it is that makes you passionate and live it.
Please, visit my personal growth
page to find some ways to help you do this
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and impolite salespeople to deal with any longer. There are no flying carving knives either. There are just lots and lots of gifts and
collectibles, and
things for the garden and home to enhance their beauty that all can be browsed through at your own pace!.
It’s a place where every purchase benefits a scholarship fund to assist visually impaired students earn a college degree.
It’s a place where helping make tomorrow better for everyone is the driving force and not the bottom line.
The place is Blind Mice Mart! It is located conveniently on the Internet and parking is never a problem! Blind Mice Mart—Where you
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Attention Blind Parents!
Blind Mice Mart has the Sensesational Talking A B C Books!
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American Blind Bowlers Association
Since the 1940's the ABBA has enabled blind and visually impaired youths and adults to bowl alongside sighted friends and family.
Throughout the year tournaments are held in many locations in North America. Click here to find out more:
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Broken Eyes Now On Audio Tape!
The book 'Broken Eyes' by Mack W. Riley' is now available on tape and CD!
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For CD visit:
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Recently, I published a book in memory of Mack Willard Riley a Collection of Short Stories, named "BROKEN EYES", because the last
20 years of his
life he was totally blind. Yet, it never stopped him from continuing to try to reach his goals, no matter what stood in his way.
He helped more people in need than anyone I know, especially people losing their "SIGHT", including myself.
Each copy costs $14.95, plus $3 shipping and handling. A wonderful gift for family and friends for birthdays or Christmas!
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Be empowered, inspired, and motivated through the inspirational writings, radio interviews, and life story of miracle survivor Shirley
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twenty-four.
Despite her multiple physical disabilities, she's living the life she loves and she empowers others to do the same.
Subscribe to her monthly newsletter, Inspiration from a Blind, to receive words of inspiration, news and updates on her books.
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Like descriptive videos, but, don’t know a quick and easy way to get them?
Well, visit Blind Mice Mart’s movie vault at: Blind Mice Movie Vault where you can immediately download from a list of over 100 popular titles that you can download immediately for free!
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Blind or Visually Impaired? - How You Can Learn to Play Chess!!!
"The Gymnastics of the Brain"or "The Martial Arts of the Mind"
feel the "Thrill of Victory and the Agony of Defeat" or just have fun.
a great hobby, wonderful recreation, playing Blind or sighted people alike.
A great way to meet others, take this games of Kings to whatever level you like!!!
please visit the Web site of the United States Braille Chess Association
A group of Blind or Visually Impaired Chess enthusiasts who enjoy playing Tournaments or just Friendly Games with those of their own
strength and knowledge of this wonderful sport!
the U.S. Braille Chess Association has a listserv. To subscribe, send a blank e-mail message to: usbcachess-subscribe@topica.com
To join, or for more information, on how to get your free accessible chess set, contact:
Alan Dicey, President
United States Braille Chess Association - USBCA
adicey@bellsouth.net
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Computers
How To Make The Cell Phone Into A Portable Scanner
By
Jesse Ellison
| NEWSWEEK
From the magazine issue dated Oct 29, 2007
Florida lawyer Rick Georges, a self-described gadget guy, had what he calls a "eureka moment" about a year ago on a flight. "I was in a scrunchy little
seat, and the jerk in front of me put his seat all the way back so I couldn't open my laptop completely," he says. Unable to work, Georges started leafing
through articles in magazines and fiddling with his Treo. Suddenly he remembered a Web-based service he had read about, ScanR.com, which converts JPEG
image files to electronic documents, such as PDFs or Word documents. He used the Treo to photograph an article he wanted to clip. When the plane landed
he e-mailed the photographs from his phone to ScanR.com, which quickly e-mailed the images back as PDF attachments that could be searched, e-mailed to
clients and colleagues, or filed away in his records. "I just thought, 'Wow. This is the future'."
ScanR.com
, which launched in April 2006, is one of the leading entrants in an industry that's making use of the increasingly sophisticated cameras included in mobile
phones. The idea is to use the device as a portable scanner that makes it easy to enter written information in computer-readable form. "Since the invention
of computers, we've been trying to convert human-readable stuff to computer-readable stuff," says analyst Harvey Spencer. He estimates that about $30 billion
is spent worldwide each year converting the written word to computer data. But with the quality of character-recognition software and cell-phone cameras
steadily improving, mobile phones are being turned into data-entry devices.
Once data are captured on the handset, ScanR.com, rival Qipit.com and other firms can use high-powered computers to run high-powered optical-character-recognition
(OCR) technology. At ScanR, racks of servers process the sent image, then another set of servers grabs all visible text, cleans it up and drops it into
a PDF file. The process, which takes about 30 seconds, is totally automated, so "no humans ever see it," ScanR's Chris Dury says. If users want to edit
the text within the image, they can go to ScanR's site and download it as a text file. ScanR, which offers the service free for up to five uses per month
and charges $3 per month for unlimited use, says it has received e-mailed images from users in 200 countries and from 950 models of phones.
The previous article was found at:
http://www.newsweek.com/id/57431
Find out more about this incredible technology at: http://visualinnovations.org to
Visual Innovations and Solutions
Do you have a Brailler collecting dust on a closet shelve?
Do you have a Braille & Speak or type & speak in the desk drawer because you have upgraded?
Are you upgrading your Computers?
Have you thought what to do with the computers, other technology, and adaptive devices that you no longer use?
Visual Innovations and Solutions has the answer for you.
By donating your old computers, technology, and adaptive devices you will be opening the window of opportunity to many through out
the country.
Please contact me if you have any computers, technology, or adaptive devices at:
Visual Innovations
875 Derbyshire Road #72AA
Daytona Beach, FL 32117
Phone: 386-898-2954
visualinn@yahoo.com
Check out our Web-site: http://visualinnovations.org to
find out how you can help.
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BFS supports m3u playlist files for streaming audio.
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4. Please be aware that in print, there are two spaces between sentences. This is because print is much smaller than Braille and
therefore needs the extra space for ease in reading.
Submit Your Literary Work To Connections!
Do you write poetry? How about short stories or articles on varying subjects of general interest? Do Do you travel to out of the way
places? Do you enjoy writing jokes and humorous pieces? Many small publishers cannot pay large sums of money, and some do not pay
at all, but this doesn't make them less useful to begin building up your portfolio of published works. When the time comes to submit your
piece for paid publication, you'll have lots of clips from various publications to present to editors.
Connections is one of those small non paying publications at the moment. The copyright remains your own, so you can publish any of
your works elsewhere. I am especially interested in blind and visually impaired writers, but not exclusively. I hope to hear from
you soon.
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are not suitable for this venue, they will not be accepted and payment along with your ad will be returned to you. Publication of ads and
articles does not imply endorsement. Connections is not responsible for validity of ads. If you have a question regarding a particular ad,
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