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Fall 2013
President's Message: The 52nd Annual ACB National Convention by Barbara McDonald
My husband and I left for the ACB National Convention on July 3, 2013. Our flight was supposed to leave at 11:30 AM, but our plane had mechanical problems, which caused a two hour delay. We arrived in Columbus, Ohio at 6:00 PM. Remember, there is a three hour time difference between Phoenix and Columbus. When we arrived, Margarine Beaman and two other volunteers were waiting for us. She led us to the bus that we had arranged for to take us to the hotel. After getting our room, we decided to eat dinner in a hotel restaurant. Later, I listened to one of my talking books, and my husband went out to investigate the hotel. Columbus celebrates its "Red, White, and Boom" night on July 3rd and there was about a half a million people in front of our downtown hotel observing the display of fireworks.
Columbus was in its eighth day of rain. Since we had not seen a drop for three months, we enjoyed the downpour with its 70 degree temperatures. It rained every day we were there. We left for home on the first sunny day Columbus had seen in 19 days.
This year, the opening session was on Saturday instead of Sunday, and the banquet was held on Thursday evening instead of Friday.
During the opening session, Mitch Pomerantz gave his final report as the American Council of the Blind President, concluding his three terms (6 years) in that position. He said that it would be impossible to report on all the activities of the administrative staff from the Virginia and Minnesota offices. He acknowledged Melanie Brunson, Executive Director, and Lane Waters, Comptroller, and the support staff by name. He also expressed gratitude to Eric Bridges, former Director of Advocacy, who left that position on July 19. Sharon Lovering, current editor of the Braille Forum, was thanked for 20 years of faithful service to ACB. President Pomerantz recognized the 15 other board members and the five members of the board of publications. During his three terms, they have been active participants, and will continue to work on the goals set forth in last year's strategic plan. The board of publications will bring us into the social media age by expanding ACB's use of Facebook and Twitter. The "E Forum", an ACB web publication, is now being carried by "Newsline" and it is anticipated that it will soon be available across the country on the radio reading services. Mitch also commended the people who are working on the website and ACB radio. All of these are an integral part of our communication efforts. Finally, he thanked his wife, Donna Pomerantz, who is the President of the California Council of the Blind, and according to Mitch, she has put up with all kinds of nonsense during the last six years.
Mitch announced that he was very disappointed that our two guest speakers from Spain, Miguel Carbilita, the President of the Spanish National Organization for the Blind, an Enrica Perez, the Second Vice President of the World Blind Union, would not be able to attend because of an injury to Miguel's back. The Spanish organization is celebrating its 75th Anniversary. Both guests sent electronic presentations. Mitch hoped that they would be invited again next year.
Almost exactly one year ago, President Obama signed the Food and Drug Safety Act into law, which contained language from the American Council of the Blind. As a result, a task force was formed comprised of pharmacy companies and groups representing the blind and aging. Their task was to create the "Best Practices" for accessible prescription labeling and information. Mitch was one of the representatives from ACB in this endeavor and was proud of the accomplishments of the task force. A comprehensive "Best Practices" document has been released since the convention, and the Department of Justice Access Board is expected to approve it.
The World Intellectual Property Organization, WIPO, has signed a treaty which allows the exchange of copyrighted material to cross international borders. This will end the book famine for many people who are blind, visually impaired, or cannot hold a book in the conventional way. Melanie Brunson was ACB's representative. Two other advocacy issues that ACB has worked on this year are for Medicare to pay for low vision devices and durable goods and the Ann Sullivan-Macy Act.
The Macy Act would ensure that every special education student would get evaluated and a plan recommended for their vision. Although neither bill will get passed this year, ACB will continue to be persistent. Mitch also talked about the progress on sounds for hybrid cars, and more narrated television, especially emergency warnings. He also stated that we are still awaiting accessible currency from the Treasury Department. Although I recorded Mitch's farewell report, this is only a summary of what he said. Future members will judge his merits as a president. As for me, I can only say that he was always there when I needed his assistance.
It seemed strange to have a general session on a Sunday morning. During Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the general session was held in the morning. On Thursday, the general session was an all-day affair. There was an international food court with reasonable prices. Being the capitol of Ohio, there were many interesting things to do in Columbus. You could take a tour of the city, see a Cincinnati Reds baseball game, go to museums, and even see a replica of Christopher Columbus' ship, the Santa Maria. The exhibit hall was another place to spend your time.
There are ACB Committees that have informational meetings. There are over 20 special interest groups. Some of the groups are for lawyers, government workers, librarians, diabetics, citizens with low vision, guide dog users, students, teachers, families, Lions, and many more. Each of these special interest groups hold mini-conventions, which consist of informational meetings, elections, and social get-togethers.
My favorite event is the ACB Auction. They seem to get all my money. AzCB donated a Kachina and a Barbie Doll this year, which sold together for $165.00.
Elections for officers were held on Thursday, July 11th. Kim Charlson was elected president. She is the first woman president in ACB's fifty-two years of existence. Kim and her husband, Brian, are from Massachusetts, and were our guests at our 2012 AzCB State Convention. Jeff Thom, a retired lawyer, from California was elected for first vice-president. Marlaina Lieberg, ACB's former secretary, was elected to the second vice-president position. She is from the state of Washington. Ray Campbell, who is from Illinois and who also was our guest at a state convention, was elected secretary. Finally, Carla Ruschival, last year's treasurer, was re-elected to the treasurer's position. She comes from Kentucky. Now that I think about it, Jeff and Marlaina have been guests at recent state conventions. You may remember Carla as the conference chair when ACB held their national convention here in 2010.
David Trott (Alabama) and Patrick Sheehan (Maryland) were elected to director positions that were vacated by Jeff Thom and Ray Campbell. President Charlson appointed Denise Colley (Washington) as the chair of the board of publications. Our own Ron Brooks (Arizona) was also appointed to the board of publications, and Doug Powell (Virginia) was elected to fill Denise's vacated position.
Letter Announcing Award
The Inspiration Foundation understands the important role adaptive computer technology plays in a blind or visually impaired person's life. The Inspiration Foundation proudly grants Adaptive Technology Awards to blind and visually impaired individuals who have been denied financial assistance for this expensive technology from federal and state funded programs.
This year, Inspiration Foundation will award a scholarship of up to $5,000.00 in adaptive technology to one individual that we feel is the best match for our program. We are proud to announce we are currently accepting applications for the 2013 Inspiration Foundation Adaptive Technology Award online at: http://theiffoundation.org/adaptive-technology-award
To be eligible for this scholarship, an individual must be a blind or visually impaired legal resident of California or Arizona, and 18 years of age or older. All information on this application form is strictly confidential and will only be used to determine your need and ability to inspire independence.
Below are key deadlines for applicants to consider when submitting an application:
July 15th – Will begin accepting applications online
Nov.1st - Deadline to receive application.
15th – Announcement of Winner
White Cane Safety Day
October 15 is celebrated nationally as "White Cane Safety Day." Today, the white cane works both as an identifying tool and as a tactile probe for people who are blind. Throughout history, the cane has served as a travel aid enabling us to enjoy independence and mobility. The cane is also a tool to alert us of obstacles in our path.
The cane was used solely as a travel tool for centuries. It was not until the twentieth century that the cane was promoted for identification purposes.
This new role began in Europe shortly after World War I. James Biggs of Bristol claims he invented the white cane in 1921, after he suddenly lost his vision. Feeling threatened by traffic near his home, Biggs painted his walking stick white for better visibility to drivers. Ten years later, the white cane established its presence in France when Guilly d'Herbemont launched a national white stick movement for individuals who were blind. The campaign was reported in British newspapers, leading to similar campaigns by Rotary clubs throughout the United Kingdom. In May, 1931, the BBC suggested in its radio broadcasts that, "blind individuals might be provided with a white stick, which would become universally recognized as a symbol indicating that somebody was blind or visually impaired." Lions Club International introduced the white cane to America in 1930, beginning a national campaign promoting their use.
Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, canes were held in a fixed position, serving mostly as an identifier. When World War II veterans returned home, the form and the use of the white cane was further altered in an attempt to help return veterans to participatory and independent lifestyles.
The first special White Cane Ordinance was passed in December 1930 in Peoria, Illinois. It granted blind pedestrians protections and the right-of-way while using a white cane. During the early 1960s, several state organizations and rehabilitation agencies serving individuals who are blind or low vision urged the United States Congress to proclaim October 15 of each year as "White Cane Safety Day" in all 50 states. On October 6, 1964, a joint resolution of the Congress, HR 753, was signed into law authorizing the President of the United States to proclaim October 15 of each year as "White Cane Safety Day." President Lyndon Johnson was first to proclaim the day. In his first proclamation he said, "A white cane in our society has become one of the symbols of a blind person's ability to come and go on his own. Its use has promoted courtesy and opportunity for mobility of the blind on our streets and highways."
Today, in Arizona, an estimated 172,000 residents are blind, many of whom rely on a cane for travel and identification purposes. With proper training, cane users are enjoying greater mobility and safety by determining the location of curbs, steps, uneven pavement, and other physical obstacles. It has given us the freedom to travel independently to school, church and work, and to participate fully in community life.
The Phoenix VA Visual Impairment Service Team will be hosting their White Cane Day Event on Tuesday, October 15, 2013, from 8:30 to 11:30am.
venue will be different this year. It will take place at Montecito Community
School, across the street of the VA, at 715 E. Montecito Avenue, Phoenix, AZ
85014. Members of AzCB's PR Committee will be there to share information about
our organization.
The Maricopa County Club of the Blind
MCCB met on June 12th and September 11th at the Arizona Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired. The meetings were considered a revitalization of the group. Refreshments were served and a discussion was held on possible focuses, such as, support, advocacy, social outings, and having guest speakers. Membership forms and dues were collected.
The group decided to continue meeting on the second Wednesday of the month at ACBVI at 3100 East Roosevelt Street from 1:30 to 3:00.
We will post information about meetings or social events on the website at azcb.org. In case you do not have a computer, please call our office at 602-273-1510 for more information.
The Phoenix Chapter
The Phoenix Chapter's last meeting was held by way of teleconference. It was decided to have business meetings by phone and alternate the next month with a social event. The business meetings will be on the third Tuesday of the month.
The next business meeting will be held by phone on September 17, 2013 from 7:00 to 8:00. You can join the meeting by calling 1-218-548-3992 followed by the PIN of 6320547. We now have 21 members. It would be wonderful to have 50% of the membership join in to express their views and ideas.
Our October social get together will be an Octoberfest style celebration (at least the food will be). As of this printing, the day, date, and time have not been determined. The information will be posted on the website.
case you don't have a computer, you can call Barbara McDonald at 602-285-0269
for more information.
Why the AzCB Opposes U.S. Senate Bill 1356
by Ted Chittenden
You may have read or heard something about a proposed bill that is now going through the U.S. Senate. The bill is numbered S.1356 and it is titled "The Workforce Investment Act." It is an update of the Workforce Investment Act of 2000.
Okay, so what is so important about this bill, you ask? Well, it is going to change the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation and make it much less effective at what it is supposed to do: train blind and visually impaired people on how to be blind and assist them in finding employment. Section 511 accomplishes this task in five ways:
1) The Department of Vocational Rehabilitation is taken out of the Department of Education and split into two. Independent living services (save those for the elderly) are moved to the Department of Health and Human Services while the remainder of the rehabilitation program is given to the Department of Labor.
2) Effectively, this would mean that there would no longer be a Director of Vocational Rehabilitation Services appointed by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
3) There would be a new requirement that all state vocational rehabilitation agencies spend at least 15% of any Federal funds they receive on the job training of teenagers and young adults (it's called transition services), regardless of the actual size of that population as compared to the number of disabled older adults and retirees in any given state.
4) The
licensing requirements for new vocational rehabilitation counselors would be
reduced, meaning that newly blind and visually impaired people seeking
vocational rehabilitation services may not be serviced by the most qualified
people in the future.
5) It would permanently link vocational rehabilitation services to shops that employ blind and other disabled people at subminimum wages by setting requirements and restrictions on these programs and who they can accept.
S.356 passed out of the Senate's Health, Education, and Welfare (HELP) committee at the end of July after a very quick hearing.
At its August meeting, the AzCB Board of Directors voted to oppose the proposed legislation, primarily because of reason 1) above. As our First Vice President Daniel Martinez noted (and I am paraphrasing here), the goal of the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation is supposed to be training. Additionally, you learn how to find a job yourself, which is why the federal department is inside the Department of Education in the first place. Section 511 is getting support from the centers for independent living (CILS), (primarily because of reason 1) and Goodwill and other business and industrial groups, primarily because of reason 5). And while the U.S. House of Representatives' version of this bill (which was passed in March of this year) does not include any of the issues cited above, it should not be left up to a House-Senate Conference committee to determine whether these items should be removed from the bill. It is therefore imperative that we let U.S. Senators Flake and McCain know of our opposition to this proposal, particularly Section 511, and why, as soon as possible.
2014 ACB Conference and Convention
2014 American Council of the Blind Conference and Convention will be held at
the: Riviera Casino & Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. Convention dates are Friday,
July 11th through Saturday, July 19th 2014. Visit www.acb.org for information.
GDUA's Annual Workshop and Membership Meeting is Coming Soon!
Guide Dog Users of Arizona is excited to cordially invite anyone who has a guide dog, who is thinking about getting a guide dog, or who cares about guide dog issues to join us for our 2013 Annual Workshop and Membership Meeting.
When –9 am to 4 pm on Saturday, November 16, 2013.
Where –Burton Barr Public Library, 1221 N. Central Ave. Phoenix AZ, Fourth Floor Lecture Room
Registration – Cost to register is $20 before October 31 and $30 after November 1 or at the door. You can register on-line through Paypal by visiting http://www.gdua.org/conference.php.
This year's conference will feature several presenters who will focus on issues of importance to guide dog handlers and their dogs, including topics ranging from health care management to training, food and much more. We will also hold our annual Business Meeting, which is where officers and Board members are elected.
For More Information – Visit our website at http://www.gduaz.org. You may also give Ron Brooks a call at (602) 616-1171.
Thanks and we look forward to seeing you.
NFB Newsline by Carlos Paraskevas
Would you like to read a newspaper with your morning cup of coffee? I do, and thanks to National Federation of the Blind's (NFB) Newsline, I can read the Arizona Republic, the Chicago Tribune and Rolling Stone anytime I like. All the day's breaking news is (literally) at my fingertips.
When you subscribe to NFB Newsline, you will have access to over 300 publications. They include Arizona newspapers, as well as newspapers from other states. Over 35 magazines, ranging from the Arts, Science, Health and Fitness, Pop Culture and National and International news are also available. Subscribers can get all this information by phone, on a computer, and even on their iPod, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Each day, a subscriber can choose to view that day's, the previous day's, or the previous Sunday's issue of any newspaper in the service. On NFB-NEWSLINE®, the user can easily choose which newspaper, section, and article to read using a standard touch-tone telephone. The menu allows the user to change the speed and voice settings, spell out words, or search for a particular word or subject.
Anyone who cannot read printed newspapers due to vision loss, dyslexia, or a physical disability is eligible to receive NFB NEWSLINE. Register by calling the Arizona State Talking Book Library at (602) 255-5578, or call the National Federation of the Blind at (866) 504-7300 to request an application. You may also download an application or fill out an online application at nfb.org. After your registration is processed, you'll receive a letter containing your activation codes and instructions on how to access a world of information. Happy reading.
AzCB PRESIDENTS, A LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP
Final in a Series by Bob Williams
In April 2010, Ron Brooks became the 11th person elected to the presidency of the Arizona Council of the Blind since 1971. He was elected during the organization's 39th Annual State Convention held at the Phoenix International Airport Crown Plaza hotel in Phoenix. Ron won out over Barbara McDonald in something of a mild election upset for the top position. Two years later, a majority vote would restore Barbara to the presidency during the state convention in Tucson.
As the year 2010 drew to a close, Ron announced the following goals for the new year and the remainder of his first two-year term:
1. Work with the board membership committee and members of the AzCB to launch two new local chapters.
2. Expand our outreach activities to high school and college students and other younger blind and visually impaired people.
3. Increase the amount of funds we make available for scholarships and financial assistance to members in need.
4. Increase our profile in the larger disability community.
5. Work with local chapters to make a positive difference in their local communities.
During his tenure as President, Ron would note the following accomplishments among others via his column in our quarterly newsletter:
• Established advocacy and legislation committee focusing on state advocacy issues.
• Improved AzCB online presence in various ways.
• Continued participation in annual Vision, Rehabilitation and Technology Expo.
• Training for AZCB board members by ACB national representative.
• AZ state affiliate hosted 49th annual national conference and convention in Phoenix in July 2010, with former President Barbara McDonald as local host committee Chairperson.
• Continued to fund scholarships and technology stipends despite deep cuts in annual budgets.
Ron Brooks was born in Marion, Indiana and graduated from Muncie High School in 1985. He attended the Harding College affiliate with the University of Arkansas before receiving his degree in Political Science and Liberal Arts with a concentration in Latin American Studies from the University of Indiana in 1990. Totally blind since his formative years, Ron pursued graduate studies in International Relations at San Francisco State University. The ACB chapter in Oakland asked Ron to attend a meeting of the local Bay Area Rapid Transit advisory board. His interest in public transit led to Ron's first job with the Bay Area Rapid Transit System. Subsequent employment in public transit would carry Ron and his growing family to Florida, New Mexico and Illinois before their relocation to Phoenix in 2006. In each employment location, he maintained his connection with local ACB affiliates whenever possible. He held various committee and officer positions in New Mexico at the Albuquerque chapter, as well as being Chair of the Florida Council of the Blind state convention planning committee for three consecutive years.
Ron's affiliation started in 1990 as an ACB scholarship winner, and continued as a member of ACB's special interest affiliate for blind students. On the national level, Ron has served as Chair of ACB's transportation committee.
In July of this year, Ron was appointed to the ACB Publications Board by newly elected ACB President Kim Charlson. Several of Ron's writings have appeared in the ACB monthly newsletter via the Board of Publications in recent years. His gifted wife Lisa was presented with the Ned Freeman award in 2010 for her writing skills.
Ron and Lisa met in 1994 and were married two years later. Formerly Lisa Espinoza, Ron and Lisa's children include daughter Kacie, son Andrew and daughter Amanda, ages 10, 9 and 7 respectively. Each child was born at home with midwife assistance.
After moving from Illinois to Phoenix in 2006, Ron and Lisa joined the AzCB and were founding members of the Phoenix chapter affiliate in 2007. Ron was elected to the AZCB board as a director in 2008 and as President in 2010. He also chaired the state convention planning committee from 2007 through 2009. As a founding member of the Phoenix chapter, Ron lists getting people involved either on state committees or on the AzCB boards as a personal highlight. Bringing the state convention back to Tucson in 2012 after an absence of several years was another personal accomplishment.
Ron is Vice-President of Paratransit in Phoenix with French-based Veolia Transportation Services. When his company bids and wins a contract for paratransit services anywhere in the United States, Ron is responsible for the bid. His job involves much writing, speaking and travel with his guide dog Potter. Ron uses all the latest technology and reads Braille but does not use much Braille at work. As a frequent traveler, he avoids checking baggage whenever possible but uses skycaps whenever necessary.
Ron and Lisa are both involved with the Guide Dog Users of Arizona affiliate and the National ACB Guide Dog Users affiliate. Ron is also doing lots of ACB transportation Advocacy. Lisa is involved with the ACB Blind Families interest group. She manages the local GDUA website and email list. Ron is noncommittal regarding running again for the AZCB presidency but is absolutely certain that he and Lisa would like to make Phoenix their home until their three children are all out of high school.
GDUAZ Updates by Lisa Brooks
The Guide Dog Users of Arizona held it's second "Diving with Dogs" pool party in August at the home of Cindy Rogers in Chandler. Dogs, kids, and adults all had a wonderful time eating the meal catered by Subway, playing in the pool, and chatting with old and new friends.
The end of summer turns our focus towards our Annual Workshop and Membership Meeting which will be held at the Phoenix Burton Barr Library in November. Members and nonmembers are welcome to submit suggestions for seminar content,or to assist in the planning process at our next board meetings by teleconference call. Please visit our website at http://www.gduaz.org for more details and to register for the event.
A Glimpse Into AzCB Membership Dynamics
By Dan Martinez
hear people comparing and contrasting the ACB with the NFB. And, as the two
major consumer groups representing people who are blind, it is not surprising
that people would do that. They would do it to determine which group best
represents their issues or which group to support or join.
I, of course, support and belong to the ACB. Here are my very subjective thoughts on the matter. My opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of any other individual, group or organization.
Both the ACB and NFB do good work in improving systems to make them better for people who are blind. But, from my perspective, they come at it in different ways. Each approach is driven by core beliefs and values. It is those differences in our beliefs and values that separate us.
The first issue of diversion between the ACB and the NFB is one of diversity of identity. The NFB venerates and portrays people who are blind into a single image. They paint a picture of a totally blind man with all of the appropriate skills and attributes required to succeed. Is this an accurate identity? Absolutely, in some cases it is right on. For others it is not so suitable. None of us are necessarily the same in our ability or our disability. To strive for social and systems changes that serve that idealized image will fall short of meeting the needs of the total population of people who are blind. That is why when the ACB advocates for change, they consider the wide range of functioning, skills, characteristics and situations people who are blind actually possess and experience. Diversity in our population is real and vibrant. Lasting meaningful change is contingent on dealing with the facts of our diversity.
I would like you to think about the issue of appropriate blindness skills. The
NFB holds total blindness skills to be sacrosanct and the only skills that
should be taught and learned by people who are blind regardless of their vision
or functioning. Thus, training for people with some eyesight is done with sleep
shades and blindfolds.
Yet, we know about 80% of our population is legally blind with some remaining eyesight. Should we ignore that eyesight and not use it? To me, that's like saying that a paraplegic must learn quadriplegic skills as the only appropriate paralysis skills. People just don't operate like that. We do what we have to do with what we have to do it with. We do what works whether it is total blindness skills or some other method. There is no "one right way" to be blind.
Now, let's talk about organizational structure and leadership. The ACB is very much a bottom up organization and the administrative staff is engaged in carrying out the will of the membership. We have established term limits for our officers and have had 11 presidents since our formation in 1961. It is said that democracy is very messy. And it is. It takes time to reach agreement on issues and, sometimes, we don't reach agreement. Yet, when we do, I can't help but believe that our advice when implemented will do the most good for the most people. The NFB has had primarily three leaders since they formed in 1940. This produces a top down organization. Stable entrenched leadership endows an organization with stability. A stable organization can achieve consistent results. Without challenges to inflexible thinking, it may also slip into dogma and stagnation.
It is our openness to new ideas and our willingness to challenge the status quo that make ACB, and us in the AzCB affiliate, a dynamic organization. We are willing to entertain views from all perspectives, whether blind, or low vision, or fully sighted for that matter. Once we decide to limit who can participate, we have potentially deprived ourselves of new opportunities for personal, professional and social growth.
October is the start of the AzCB membership drive. The AzCB is guided by core beliefs and values that I hold in high regard. I'm going to renew my membership with the Arizona Council of the Blind and I invite you to do the same.
If you have not renewed your membership in the Arizona Council of the Blind, right now would be a good time to follow through and get it done. You can go on line at www.azcb.org and click "Become a Member of the Arizona Council of the Blind or Renew Your Membership". It's quick and it's easy.
Two Blind To Ride
Since meeting on their jobs at Intel in Chandler, Christi Bruchok and Taura Chaw have had amazing adventures all over the world.
This story is about their longest, most ambitious adventure, which they dubbed "Two Blind to Ride!" After traveling across the United States on their tandem bicycle, (Chaw had the front position because he could see more clearly and Bruchok never had steered a bike) these two legally blind people decided to ride from the southern tip of South America to Alaska. They would travel roughly 16,000 miles through 15 countries to raise awareness about the abilities of the sight-impaired and to inspire other people with disabilities to follow their dreams.
As Bruchok explained on one of the many terrific videos they posted on their website throughout the journey, "Our mission is to get out there and spread the word that even if you have a disability, there are many many things that you can do, and you don't have to give up on your dreams."
They delivered that powerful message as they traveled slowly through the Americas on their tandem bike and told their story to people they met. But they went further than that, speaking at schools for the blind, visiting service clubs and organizations for people with disabilities, and telling their story to TV crews and newspaper reporters.
You can visit their website, twoblindtoride.org, for great information about their preparations, their visual impairments and all their travels. They also have a Facebook page. They set the website up in December 2010 from their apartment in Busan, South Korea, where Bruchok was teaching English. They announced a partnership with the nonprofit group Research to Prevent Blindness in February 2011, and made their first introductory video in March.
Their Nov. 19, 2011 journal entry shows the bike parts and provisions spread out on their front lawn in Arizona. Assembled, the bike and trailer stretched 11 feet 6 inches and weighed a daunting 145 pounds. Their journal entries in July of 2013 chronicle their Alaskan arrival and travels.
Christi Bruchok and Taura Chaw are planning on being here and speaking with us about their adventures at the 17th annual VRATE. VRATE will be held at the newly remodeled Phoenix Convention Center south hall at 33 S. 3rd Street, which is extremely public transportation accessible.
Attendance is FREE
Friday, December 13th 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Phoenix Convention Center – South
33 South Third St Phoenix, AZ 85004
Arizona Council of the Blind is a proud sponsor of this year's VRATE. Stop by our
table and say Hell-o.
NEWS FROM SAZCB by Sharon Booker
In July, over a great meal at The Hungry Fox, our chapter agreed that for the future we would hold ten "fun" meetings and two "business-advocacy" meetings each year. The two business meetings will be held in October and then March of the following year.
We are continuing our book club but it will be carried out by phone conference (1-218-548-3992, pin 6320547-pound sign) the second Wednesday evening of each month at 6:00 PM. A list of up-coming books can be found at the SAZCB web site.
In August we spent a delightful afternoon at The Hub, a restaurant/bar/ice cream bar in downtown Tucson. We had new faces as well as old regulars and are in hopes they will want to join our group permanently.
On September 6th, the group is going bowling. We have a bowling alley that has been very accommodating, supplying both left and right-hand rails and the games, with shoes, are only $2.
In October, we will have our business meeting, select the next slate of officers and, hopefully, gain new members.
BARD: Braille and Audio Reading Download
by Dan Martinez
Most, if not all, of our members are familiar with the National Library Service (NLS) Talking Book Program. It is a free library service to persons who are unable to use standard printed material because of visual or physical disabilities. Library patrons can expect to borrow audio or braille books such as they might find in print at a local public library. Books and magazines in audio format (talking books) and braille are delivered and returned by postage-free mail.
Specially designed digital audio players are also loaned free to persons who borrow talking books from these libraries. The digital player gives patrons additional fast-track options that were not available prior to the digital transition.
Digital talking books and magazines are now available for immediate download from the Internet through the Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) service and electronic braille books, magazines, and music scores and materials are also available for downloading from the online Web-Braille service. So, you can get books without waiting for the mailman.
A downloaded audio book cannot be played on your computer. You will need a storage device like a flash drive or thumb drive that you can plug into your digital player. The American Printing House for the Blind (APH), Adaptive Technology, a division of Perkins Products of the Perkins School for the Blind, Howell Mobility Products and other vendors sell blank cartridges which are configured exactly like the talking book cartridge you get from your NLS library. I have one and it works great and I use it all the time. You will need a USB cables to attach the blank cartridge to your computer and they are usually available from the cartridge seller.
When you are signed up for BARD and have your storage device and cable, you're ready to start downloading audio books at your convenience.
To qualify for BARD, you must first have active TBBL library service, be in good standing, have an e-mail address, and a high-speed Internet connection. If you are not currently a BARD user or library patron, you can contact the Arizona Braille and Talking Book Library at 602-255-5578 to apply for services.


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NicHolas T. Young
Hello! I'm Nick Young and I am a physics and computational mathematics, science, and engineering (CMSE) PhD student at Michigan State University and the founder of PERbites. I earned my B.S. from (The) Ohio State University majoring in physics and astronomy and minoring in mathematics and cognitive science. I am interested in physics education research, graduate admissions, and machine learning.

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Wynwood is unquestionably the go-to spot for outside-the-box, be it in sound, word or vision. That's especially true in the wilds just west of Wynwood, at a compound known as Awarehouse. But there you'll not only find a cast who operate outside the box; you'll also find that most have done away with the box completely. Among those is an outfit called 3PQ, for whom sound, word and vision seem to be but springboards to the beyond.
For those who don't yet know, who (and what) is 3PQ? 3PQ is a collective whose core members are Sinisa Kukec, Stephan Tugrul and myself, Freddy Jouwayed. In 2006-7 3PQ was the moniker under which we presented events that encouraged participation from friends and colleagues, and where we explored ideas in video, sound, and open drawing. We tend to set dates with a loose set of ideas and then work towards the Ideas with whatever means at our disposal. In a way, the journey towards the idea (catharsis) is what matters most.
What about the meaning of the name 3PQ itself? The collaboration often extends to include other artists or participants or even open participation. Our initial projects centered around our former shared studios in North Miami, which were space P and space Q. We are at our core 3. In actuality the name is a derivative of Patience, Persistence, and Prudence. We were stuck at 3 Ps and then realized the spaces we occupied were P and Q, hence 3PQ.
What will you be up to this Second Saturday night at Awarehouse? The work is titled "LIFEBOAT MUTINY." Like 3PQ, it is possibly overlapping layers of perception, fears and stolen moments recombined in a united effort, blurring the line between the individual participants towards a collective organism. What remains is the physical memory of the collaborative exchange. What happens is a product of momentary interaction where words mean something only if they are drawn or expressed in a visual vernacular. To go beyond our means and bodies, 3PQ seeks to transport itself from a static landscape into a fluid, real time continuum, a sort of momentary bliss of genuine discovery and refusal. Lines erase, transverse or scale infinitely as pixels on a screen. (Thanks to Juan Maristany for that last sentence.)
Are there any other like minds on the bill? Yes, the like-minded Lifeboat mutineers -- our collaborators -- are Legion of Pigs (Juan Maristany, Edward Eden), as well as Nicole Martinez, Rodrigo Arcaya, Fsik HUVNX and Cat Dove.
Word is, the night also has a bold music component, care to fill us in? For the post-Artwalk hours event Dave Betamax and his [Smut & Bass] crew are launching "Keep Off the Lawn." It's an event focused on innovative beats and alternatives sounds for the dancefloor. Also, Sounduo, a post-dub audio/visual band will be performing live.
Sounds like quite a collision, what else have you got goin' on? In addition to our work with Dorsch Gallery, we've recently wrapped a different casting of "LIFEBOAT MUTINY" at Bridge Red Studios, and a collaboration with Fsik Huvn called "Let it Come Down" at The End. We've also got something coming up at The Wynwood Art Fair.
Is there an ideal place for 3PQ to ply their tradecraft? 3PQ's place "is" the journey towards the idea.
Before we go, if you had to sum up the entirety of 3PQ in a single sentence, what would it be? 3PQ is a collective of space, and time... born initially from the desire to find and share a forum to present and exchange Ideas.
3PQ's "LIFEBOAT MUTINY" with Legion of Pigs, Romulo Del Castillo, Nicole Martinez, Rodrigo Arcaya et al, plus "Keep Off the Lawn" with Dave Betamax, Sounduo, Sahar Berlin and Chalk Saturday September 10th 6pm-11pm (Art),11pm till close (Music) at Awarehouse 550 NW 29th Street Miami For more information log on here.


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It's nice when you have a seduction that's more like a lay-up and can be approached with copy and paste techniques gleaned from whatever pickup resource you are studying from. If you have a niche then this is very likely, and one bang may look very similar to the rest, but if you're thrust into new environments then you're going to have to think on-the-fly and make guesses about what you should do.
I want to give a case study of an early seduction with a Colombian girl, the roadblocks I faced and why I chose to go in certain directions.
Step 1: The Meet. This was a day game approach in a Medellin university. I opened a girl alone sitting on a cafeteria table and within 20 minutes I had her cell phone number, home phone, and email. She spoke no English so the conversation was in Spanish. This happened on a Tuesday.
Step 2: Monkey Wrench. A 3-day holiday weekend was coming up so it would be at least a week until I could get her out (I don't like scheduling first dates on weekends). Trying to a date for two days later would be way too needy unless there was an incredible connection upon meeting (i.e. sex) and I also didn't want to call "just to say hi" because that's idiotic. That left Monday as the next available day I could call her, a pretty long wait of six days. I needed a bridge to keep myself "in the news."
Step 3: First Contact. I emailed her Friday telling her to have a good holiday weekend and that I'll call her afterwards so that "maybe" we can do something. I asked her no questions, making it impossible for her to keep me in the lurch if she so decided the play the waiting game with me.
Step 4: First Reply. She replied on Sunday with smiley faces and various other emoticons, but she informed me she lost her cell phone so I have to call her home phone to talk to her.
Step 5: First Call. I called her house the next day. I figured her mom would answer, and sure enough she did, but the girl wasn't there. I declined to leave a message. Now it's getting a little sticky—I don't want to keep calling her house, and she didn't seem to check her email often. What to do?
Step 6: Improvise. I decided to email her a few hours after my first call attempt. I wrote, "Hey I just called but you weren't there. When you have time, my cell phone number is so and so, or I can call you later."
Do you see the mistake? By saying "I can call you later," I was telling her that she didn't have to call at all and put in any work, the opposite of what I wanted. So I deleted the mistake portion and hit send.
Step 7: Keep It Alive. Two days later she writes back saying she will call me the second her phone is activated (more smiley faces). This means she doesn't want to make the first call. Not unexpected, but time is ticking. I couldn't afford to wait much longer because momentum was being lost. I decided to try setting a date via email.
Step 8: Setting The Date. I wanted to suggest a date a few days away to account for her infrequent email checking, and since I didn't know her schedule I had to throw out two possible nights so I don't get an initial refusal that would prolong the process.
My email reply was, "Or we can just plan to do something through email. I know a good bar in Parque Lleras, how about tuesday or wednesday around 8?"
Note my undercapitalizations. This may seem trivial but if a girl is breezy with her emails you don't want to hire a proofreader for yours. Don't try harder than she is.
She replied in 10 minutes, saying Wednesday would be best. So she does check her email often, but sits on replies. She's playing the game a little but not hard enough that suggests she'd be a headache.
Step 9: Confirming The Date. The day before the date she finally called me, confirming the date. It went on as planned.
After attraction is built most of the game is logistical, keeping up hot pursuit, and not doing anything stupid. We only exchanged a few dozen words during the date-setting process, but my timing and the way I structured the ask made the date happen on a somewhat reluctant girl. You have to be aggressive but non-needy, and striking the balance between the two is where you'll see the most success.
All that mental effort to set one date is fascinating if you ask me. And why do I do it? For the pussy and the old in-out in-out, yes, but also for the sense of accomplishment of tagging something new. I'm sure it'll get old some day.
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The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) or the market value of all goods and services remains the standard by which wealth is measured. As of today, these are the top 10 richest cities in the world based on their 2013 GDP.
10 Shanghai, China
GDP: $516.5 billion, area: 6,340.5 square kilometers, population: 23,019,148
The only Chinese city on the list is also the economic center of the country. This city on the Eastern Coast of China can trace its earliest history to 960 AD, although it was not upgraded from a fishing village to a market town until 1074 during the Song Dynasty. It eventually rose to become a very important port city, as it was readily accessible for foreign ships when foreigners came to China in the early 20th century.The city is known for several tourist attractions like The Bund, where several foreign embassies are still in office, and the districts of the different foreigners who came to do business with the Chinese. The city is also known for the Orient Pearl TV Tower, a building of unique and distinct architecture. Its biggest industries are in steel production, oil and chemicals.
9 Moscow, Russia
GDP: $520.1 billion, area: 2,510 square kilometers, population: 11,503,501
Located in western Russia, records referring to Moscow go as far as 1147, although the earliest known construction of a wall around the city was only recorded in 1156. It was sacked and conquered over the centuries by invading powers including the Mongols, the Swedes, the Poles and the French. The city was stripped of its title as Russian capital after the founding of St. Petersburg before being reinstated as capital after the revolution of 1917. The city is known for several attractions like the Kremlin, Red Square, the BolshoiTheater and the mausoleum housing Vladimir Lenin's preserved corpse. Its biggest industriesinclude chemicals, metallurgy and food production.
8 Chicago, USA
GDP: $524.6 billion, area: 606.1 square kilometers, population: 2,707,120
Also known the Windy City, Chicago, in the US state of Illinois, first started out as an area occupied by Native Americans. French explorer Robert dela Salle first referred to the area as 'Checagou', from the native word 'shikaakwa', meaning "wild onions" or "wild garlic". The founding of modern Chicago was in 1833, but only as a town. Rapid population growth necessitated its naming to a city in 1837, but still it continued to develop to become one of the fastest-growing cities in the country for several more decades.Its attractions include the Chicago Theatre, the Field Museum of Natural History and Wrigley Field. Its biggest industries are manufacturing, printing and publishing.
7 Osaka, Japan
GDP: $654.8 billion, area: 552.26 square kilometers, population: 1,545,410
The site where Osaka, in southern Japan, is now located was believed to have been settled in by humans as early as 6BC.But it was not until the Edo period from 1603 to 1867 that it grew into one of the country's major cities and not until 1889 that the modern municipality was established and expanded. Of its total area, only 223 square kilometers is actually designated as a city. Osaka's attractions include Osaka Castle, Universal Studios Japan and the Kiyomizu Temple. Its biggest industries are metal, textile and plastic production.
6 Paris, France
GDP: $669.2 billion, area: 105.4 square kilometers, population: 10,413,386
Around 250 BC a Celtic sub-tribe known as the Parisii established a settlement near the Seine River in France. Their settlement will later be named after them –Paris.Also called the City of Lights, it is now one of the most-visited places in Europe, although it had a turbulent past with the plague and occupations by invading armies from Russia, Prussia and Germany.The attractions of Paris include the world-famous Eiffel Tower, the Champs Elysees, the Louvre Museum and the Arc de Triomphe. Its biggest industries are tourismand the clothing business as many designer clothes brands have their main office in Paris.
5 London, England
GDP: $731.2 billion, area: 1,570 square kilometers, population: 8,173,194
London has been settled as early as the Roman era when it was referred to as Londinium.It slowly grew to the city it now is, although it was nearly destroyed in 1666 by the great fire of London that wiped out most of the the black death by killing the rats that carried the diseases and ravaged by plague a century later. Modern London became the world largest city from 1831 to 1925 with people of different cultures from all over the world settling there.London is still known to be a cultural melting pot and accepting of many youth cultures from all over the globe. London's attractions include Buckingham Palace, the Tower Bridge, the London Eye and the world-famous Big Ben clock tower. Its biggest industries are finance and banking.
4 Seoul, South Korea
GDP: $779.3 billion, area: 605.21 square kilometers, population: estimated 10 million
Located in northwestern South Korea, Seoul was believed to have been settled in as early as 17 BC. The city rose to become the capital of the Joseon Dyan 1394 and has stayed capital of the country since. It was credited as the first city in East Asia to have power, water and a phone system at the same time. In 1950 it was occupied by invading forces from North Korea who were later driven backin 1951. Its current boundaries were established only in 1995 and it has grown economically since. Its main attractions are the Korean War Memorial, Namsan Park, Changdeokgung Palace and the N Seoul Tower. Seoul's main industries include electronic, textile and iron and steel production.
3 Los Angeles, USA
GDP: $789.7 billion, area: 1,302 square kilometers, population: 3,792,621
The glitzy, glamorous home of everything Hollywood started out as a settlement by the Native American Chumash tribe before the 16th century.In the 18th century the small village was called El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles, shortened to Los Angeles eventually.In 1847 it was won by Americans from its Spanish-descendant settlers and its population steadily grew with the buildings of the railroad in 1876 to the city we know it today. The city is well known for its attractions like Universal Studios, the Hollywood sign, the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Santa Monica Pier. Like London, its main industries are banking and finance.
2 New York, USA
GDP: $1,210 billion, area: 1,213square kilometers, population: 8,244,910
Originally founded as the Province of New York by the English during the second Anglo-Dutch War, it was recaptured by the Dutch before being turned over the English via treaty in 1674. It was one of the states that endorsed Declaration of Independence in 1776 and was the scene of one first majorbattles of the American Revolution. From the 19th to the 20th century the city would become the main entry port of immigrants from all over the world and many of them eventually decided to settle there instead of moving on, giving the city a wide racial and cultural diversity.It has five boroughs or state counties, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island. Its attractions include Times Square, the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge and the Empire State Building. Its biggest industries include publishing, finance and real estate.
1 Tokyo, Japan
GDP: $1,520 billion, area: 2,187.6 square kilometers, population: 13,185,502
Tokyo has come far from its humble origin as the fishing village of Edo. In 1590 it became the capital of the capital of the ruling dynasty.It later grew in area and population to become the identified capital of Japan, although the emperor took up residence in Kyoto.The city suffered a devastating earthquake in 1923 and extensive US bombing in World War II.After the war it was steadily rebuilt, finally taking center stage in 1964 when it hosted the Summer Olympics. Its attractions include Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo Tower, the Tokyo Imperial Palace and the Museum of Contemporary Art. Its biggest industries are in electronics, telecommunications and publishing.
With a few exception most of these cities also make up last year's list of top 10 riches cities in the world.Are you by any chance living in, or have been to, one of the current richest cities?


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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Motivation Issues
21 fabulous blogger's comments:
- KMalandro2B said...
I can't wait to see how the eye lashes come out. I'm curious myself on how they would look on me but worried it's too hard to apply!
- May 19, 2010 at 7:06 AM
- Salt said...
I definitely think that it's the move putting you into this funk. As soon as it's done you are going to feel SO much more like yourself!!
Maybe trying on false eyelashes will make you feel better! Make sure to take pics so we can see! I wish I had done falsies for my wedding.
- May 19, 2010 at 7:27 AM
- ruthy ann said...
oohhh falsies. I totally would have gotten them if I knew I wasnt going to cry my eyes out. But I LOVE the way the look...I would practice...they definitely get some getting used to!
- May 19, 2010 at 8:10 AM
- penga said...
hmm..boss gift..you coudld do the typical engraved pen/mug/clock thing..or maybe tickets to his favorite sporting event/concert or something?
bummer about the demotivation..hopefully the eyelashes will help!
- May 19, 2010 at 8:16 AM
- JEM - Aqua Bride said...
I agree that your funk is mostly because of the move. Hopefully your eyelashes will brighten things up, even just a little. (hugs)
- May 19, 2010 at 8:21 AM
- Chic 'n Cheap Living said...
Your life is totally changing (though of course you'll be close to family and friends) so it's natural to kinda get into a funk. Take some time for yourselves and good luck with shopping!
- May 19, 2010 at 9:01 AM
- Bicoastal Bride said...
Sorry you're in a bit of a slump, but I do think it's probably the stress of the move getting to you. I'd definitely feel completely overwhelmed if I was in your shoes! I think you'll like the flase lashes, but just be ready for them to feel a bit strange when they're first on. It took me about five minutes to get used to mine.
- May 19, 2010 at 9:11 AM
- Kristy said...
it sounds like you are probably just exhausted!! moving is so stressful and the change of a move can lead to depression too (at least it did for me) it's hard to bear the emotional weight of leaving the comfort of the life you know, the friends you have and the reality of your every day life. try not to be so hard on yourself and let yourself adjust...boss gifts are always hard. since i worked in a small office and we always listened to music together while we worked i always fell back on music gifts for my boss. Billy Joel box set, Bob Dylan anthology ( or whatever he was into ) etc. so he had some new tunes to listen too throughout the day.
- May 19, 2010 at 10:02 AM
- Simply Colette said...
Hope you are getting settled in! I wore fake lashes once, they made my eyes water, but can be very pretty. :)
- May 19, 2010 at 11:35 AM
- Gaynor said...
I agree its probably the move thats making you feel like this.
Hope your motivation returns soon!
Cant help with the boss gift either; I would have no idea!
- May 19, 2010 at 12:29 PM
- redwhitebride said...
put on the lashes and take pics!! i'm sure you'd get motivated again :)
- May 19, 2010 at 1:56 PM
- Born to be Mrs. Beever said...
I used falsies on the wedding day and loved them. Definitely a must do! Sorry you are not feeling motivated...but you are entitled to moments like that. So don't feel guilty about it. Life is all about seasons and phases...if it weren't, it wouldn't be 'real.' Just do what you can, when you can and be okay with that :)
- May 19, 2010 at 3:14 PM
- PartyPlannerGal said...
I guarantee it's the move - I just moved across the street and it put me in a funk for almost a month, during which time I stopped exercising altogether and just felt generally "blah."
Boss gift - I think tickets to a sporting event is always a great idea, unless he doesn't like sports.
Hang in there, lady! Sunny skies ahead :)
- May 19, 2010 at 3:30 PM
- Teresa @ ♥ TOO MANY HEARTBEATS ♥ said...
I've never tried the false eye-lashes either. I'd love to see them on you.
Hope you get everything moved soon. I know it stinks to be living partly in boxes. We moved over 2 years ago and we STILL have some of our things in boxes. Great encouragement, huh?
Have a great evening!
Teresa <><
- May 19, 2010 at 4:36 PM
- honey my heart said...
false eye lashes do wonders!! i hope you feel better :)
- May 19, 2010 at 6:48 PM
- Melissa said...
false lashes are so much fun! you will look stunning with them!
- May 19, 2010 at 9:39 PM
- Steph said...
Congratulations on your upcoming wedding! So exciting! False eyelashes...woooo so glamorous!
Stopping by from SITS and hope the motivation comes back soon.
- May 19, 2010 at 10:37 PM
- Luna said...
its probably the move making you feel like that. i have moved alot in the past and it can be stressful. you could probably use a spa day.
- May 20, 2010 at 12:06 AM
- Mrs T said...
Fake eyelashes are the shizz! Although I am terrible at putting them on myself. Once you've got it down, hook me up with tips!
- May 21, 2010 at 1:44 AM
- Mrs T said...
P.s. I wish I had some motivation to share with you. Perhaps both of ours are on some fancy tropical holiday together?
- May 21, 2010 at 1:46 AM
- Katie said...
what about a gift certificate to a nice restaurant? or is that too impersonal....
- May 21, 2010 at 7:23 PM


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This is what I accomplished on Saturday morning.
The Santa in the middle still needed to be inked up. But I was ready for a break.
Sunday morning I worked on this little guy.
Watercolor was also added to the Santas and Nutcracker that day.
Today finished painting my crazy buildings. I just love vacation days!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all.


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Our client is an industrial company headquartered in Luxembourg. Active worldwide, our client is a leader on its market thanks to the technical expertise of the teams and the high quality of services provided. Facing a constant growth, our client has mandated SELECT to recruit a Financial Controller.
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SOM Steering Committee on Economic and Technical Cooperation
APEC members engage in economic and technical cooperation to facilitate the development and implementation of measures that promote trade, investment and sustainable growth, bridging gaps in their level of development and available resources.
The APEC Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) Steering Committee on Economic and Technical Cooperation (SCE) coordinates and manages the APEC members' economic and technical cooperation (ECOTECH) agenda, which is outlined in the Osaka Action Agenda. In 1996, a Framework for Strengthening Economic Cooperation and Development was adopted to guide members in implementing the Osaka Action Agenda.
The objectives of the SCE are to
- Support the implementation of APEC's ECOTECH activities by prioritizing work based on the commitments made by Leaders and Ministers, and overseeing the work of APEC fora
- Provide policy guidance on ways to contribute to APEC's ECOTECH goals
- Coordinate ECOTECH objectives and priorities between the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting and the APEC ministerial meetings
In 2010, Senior Officials endorsed a new Framework to Guide ECOTECH Activities for APEC-funded capacity building and other ECOTECH activities. This framework adopted a holistic approach by
- Revising APEC ECOTECH priorities
- Introducing a uniform set of criteria for all project funding, where funding is based on the link between proposals and APEC's core objectives
Within this framework, the following medium-term ECOTECH priorities are established for the period of 2015–2019:
Crosscutting priorities
- Developing human capital through capacity building
- Developing and strengthening the dynamism of SMEs
- Harnessing technologies for the future and supporting innovation
- Inclusive growth—addressing the social dimension of globalization, health and gender
Workstream priorities
- Regional economic integration
- Structural reform
- Safeguarding the quality of life through sustainable growth
- Human security
These medium-term priorities will be reviewed again in 2020.
The SCE was first established as the SOM Sub-Committee for Economic and Technical Cooperation in 1998. In 2002, the sub-committee was elevated to the SOM Committee on Economic and Technical Cooperation. In 2005, the ESC was strengthened and transformed into the SOM Steering Committee on ECOTECH (SCE).
In 2012, the SCE conducted an internal review of its working mechanisms and new terms of reference was endorsed and reconfirmed in 2018.
Under the SCE are 15 sub-fora:
- Agricultural Technical Cooperation Working Group (ATCWG)
- Anti-Corruption and Transparency Experts' Working Group (ACWG)
- Counter-Terrorism Working Group (CTWG)
- Emergency Preparedness Working Group (EPWG)
- Energy Working Group (EWG)
- Experts Group on Illegal Logging and Associated Trade (EGILAT)
- Health Working Group (HWG)
- Human Resource Development Working Group (HRDWG)
- Oceans and Fisheries Working Group (OFWG)
- Policy Partnership on Science, Technology and Innovation (PPSTI)
- Policy Partnership for Women and the Economy (PPWE)
- Small and Medium Enterprises Working Group (SMEWG)
- Telecommunications and Information Working Group (TELWG)
- Tourism Working Group (TWG)
- Transportation Working Group (TPTWG)
Last page update: August 2019
Current Activities
APEC economies remain actively involved in mining issues. In August 2019, Chile hosted Mining Week in the city of Copiapó. Mining Week focused on the participation of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the industry; the promotion of improvements in mining equipment, technology and services; and sustainable economic development issues.
Development of a new system to assess SCE Fora
In 2018 the SCE developed a new standardized system to assess SCE fora. The annual assessments of 2018 were conducted by an assessment team comprising the representatives from the preceding, current and next year's SCE chairing economies—as well as any other volunteering economies and with assistance from the Secretariat. Assessments were based on the data and information produced through the standardized program for a group of SCE sub-fora, pursuant to their terms of reference and the decisions of the SCE. This program was further refined in 2019 with seven sub-fora being assessed: the Experts' Group on Illegal Logging and Associated Trade; Emergency Preparedness Working Group; Health Working Group; Policy Partnership on Science, Technology and Innovation; Oceans and Fisheries Working Group; Small and Medium Enterprises Working Group; and Tourism Working Group.
The SCE endorsed a schedule and timeline for a full cycle of assessments of all fora by 2020 at the third meeting of that year (SCE3). Seven fora were assessed in 2019. The remaining five sub-fora will be assessed in 2020.
Promotion of crosscutting agenda
The SCE and the APEC Secretariat have been facilitating cross-forum collaboration through the SCE Committee of the Whole (COW), through the Lead-Shepherds and Chairs' Meeting, through a crosscutting map of initiatives, and through identifying areas to create synergies for cooperation.
The SCE has continued to promote such collaborations. These efforts have seen a marked increase in the number of crosscutting agendas across SCE fora and APEC Committees, such as:
- Structural Reform and Gender (collaboration between EC and PPWE)
- Compendium on Methodologies for SMEs Internationalization (Collaboration between CTI and SMEWG)
- Food Security Symposium—which included the 2nd ACTWG, HLPDBT, OFWG, PPFS Meeting
- Workshop on Promoting Regional Connectivity of Professionally Qualified Engineers in APEC (collaboration of GOS and HRDWG)
- Healthy Women and Healthy Economies (PPWE and HRDWG)
- Implementing the APEC Women in STEM Framework (PPWE and PPSTI)
- The continued encouragement of cross-forum meetings and cross-forum participation
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The process of subdivision development is done through Palliser Regional Municipal Services and the Town of Hanna. Notify the Town of Hanna of your intent and the Development Officer can assist with the process.
If you are planning to subdivide property within the Town limits you will need to make application through Palliser Regional Municipal Services to receive approval.
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The Locations: Philadelphia, PA
2 crawls simultaneously bar hopping and supporting breast cancer foundation throughout Philadelphia.
Saturday, October 14, 2017 | 12pm-8pm | $35 Registration | Drink & Food Specials
What is Brews for Boobies?
Join us for our 10th annual pub crawl to raise awareness for breast cancer.
Join us for our 10th annual pub crawl to raise awareness for breast cancer. What began as a small gathering of friends bar hopping across the city to raise awareness for breast cancer has exploded into an all-out crusade in the City of Brotherly Love. A charitable crawl benefiting the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Brews for Boobies will be making its 10th annual appearance this year at bars all around Philadelphia. It is our goal to be Philly's most exciting pub crawl, all while raising awareness for a disease that hits so close to home for many of us.
So, let's have a beer! Grab your friends and family and join the cause as we bar hop around some of the best bars this city has to offer. Get an awesome t-shirt and food & drink specials on the crawl, not to mention that warm fuzzy feeling you get when benefiting a good cause, as 100% of the proceeds from Brews For Boobies 10 goes to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
We want to take over the city and we need your help! Pick the crawl of your choice and join us as we socialize, drink and stand strong against cancer October 14th, 2017, all across Philadelphia.


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September 30, 2001, Section 2, Page 28Buy Reprints
WE all sometimes say things that come out in ways we did not intend. This is how defenders of the German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen are trying to explain away the grotesque remarks he made during a press conference in Hamburg on Sept. 17, when asked for his reactions to the terrorist attack on the United States.
Mr. Stockhausen, who emerged in the 1950's as one of a reigning trio of avant-garde composers that included Pierre Boulez and Luigi Nono, was taking questions before a four-day festival of his works in Hamburg. In disjointed comments that were taped by a German radio station and reported internationally, Mr. Stockhausen, 73, called the attack on the World Trade Center ''the greatest work of art that is possible in the whole cosmos.'' Extending the analogy, he spoke of human minds achieving ''something in one act'' that ''we couldn't even dream of in music,'' in which ''people practice like crazy for 10 years, totally fanatically, for a concert, and then die.'' Just imagine, he added: ''You have people who are so concentrated on one performance, and then 5,000 people are dispatched into eternity, in a single moment. I couldn't do that. In comparison with that, we're nothing as composers.''
When he realized how the reporters were reacting, he backtracked and asked that his words not be quoted. ''Where has he brought me, that Lucifer?'' he asked, referring to one of three invented characters, along with Eve and Michael, who regularly figure in his works.
It was too late. The Hamburg concerts were abruptly canceled. Mr. Stockhausen left town, refusing further comment. On his Web site (www.stockhausen.org) he protested that his words had been distorted, that he had been speaking metaphorically, that Lucifer, the ''cosmic spirit'' of anarchy who uses his intelligence ''to destroy creation,'' was the creator of the ''satanic composition,'' that is, the attack. German media and cultural figures continued to condemn him.
For Mr. Stockhausen's many admirers, the easiest recourse would be to dismiss his comments as the outpourings of an egomaniac who, sadly, has long been losing touch with reality. During the 1960's, he blended elements of serialism, an uncanny ear for sonority, a visionary conception of the parameters of pitch and sound, and a mastery of electronic resources in works that reached beyond modern music circles into pop culture. You can find him among the eclectic gathering on the cover of the Beatles album ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.''
In the 1970's, as he was increasingly enthralled with spirituality and visions of extraterrestrial life, his works grew larger, longer and stranger. Instructions like ''Play a vibration in the rhythm of the universe'' were common. Soon whole stadiums were needed to accommodate his ''pieces,'' like the string quartet from 1993 with four helicopters. Outdoing Wagner's ''Ring,'' Mr. Stockhausen has been engaged since 1977 in 25-year project to complete ''Licht'' (''Light''), a series of seven operas, each based on a day of the week. In one, the performers engage in quasi-military operations, racing through the audience, wearing transmitters to coordinate their actions.
Even if you concede that Mr. Stockhausen meant to say that Lucifer was the creator behind the terrorist ''work of art,'' his words are still an affront. Art may be hard to define, but whatever art is, it's a step removed from reality. A theatrical depiction of suffering may be art; real suffering is not. Because the art of photography often blurs this distinction, it can make us uncomfortable. Real people, sometimes suffering people, have been photography's unwitting subjects. That's why we have photojournalism, to keep things clearer. The image of a naked, fleeing, napalm-burned Vietnamese girl is truth, not art. Images of the blazing twin towers, however horrifically compelling, are not art.
Perhaps the most disturbing element of Mr. Stockhausen's muddled comments is the touch of envy that comes through in his awe over this crazed satanic attack. Mr. Stockhausen has long been fired by the idea that art should transform us ''out of life'' itself, as he said at the press conference; otherwise ''it's nothing.''
Obviously, any artwork, from a short Schubert song to a long Dostoyevsky novel, can have a transforming effect. But Mr. Stockhausen has dangerously overblown ambitions for art. Even Wagner, another egomaniac who controlled every aspect of his opera productions, was mostly trying to provide audiences with an absorbing evening in the theater. He did not necessarily expect you to walk out a better person. Writing the operas certainly didn't make him a better person.
Messiaen, an early mentor to Mr. Stockhausen who also dealt with themes of eternity and faith, had nothing like Mr. Stockhausen's pretensions. Once, asked by a music student during a preconcert talk in Boston whether it was essential to have had a spiritual experience to appreciate his music, Messiaen answered, ''No, not at all.'' But, he added, ''it would be my greatest reward as a composer if you had a spiritual experience while listening to one of my works.''
Perhaps Mr. Stockhausen is a raving has-been, whose words are best ignored. Still, it is important for artists to reclaim art from such reckless commentary, as Gyorgy Ligeti did recently in suggesting that Mr. Stockhausen be confined to a psychiatric clinic.
His career may be unsalvageable. He had better not count on the final ''Licht'' opera's being produced on schedule in 2002. Stockhausen's daughter Mariella, a pianist who has had no contact with her father for more than two years, told a Berlin newspaper that she would no longer appear under the name Stockhausen.
Yet assuming that the Cooper Arts series goes ahead with its Nov. 7 presentation of the Ossia Ensemble in ''Stimmung,'' Mr. Stockhausen's trance-inducing 1968 vocal work, I will be there, if only to remind myself that he has written some extraordinary music.


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I am the self professed queen of keeping it casual. I choose to keep my relationships casual because I'm a selfish bitch (in the best way possible obviously). Let's be real, whether you're a guy who is more interested in sleeping around or if you're a boss who's too focused on your career, keeping it casual is just what works for a lot of us.
But casual dating doesn't just have one face. There are plenty of sects of casual dating that you may want to choose to participate in. Ultimately I usually have a combination of these kinds of relationships going on to keep me (and my vagina) happy and carefree.
Here are a few types of casual dating and a few notes on them to see if this style is right for you!
- One Night Wonders
This style of dating barely boarders on dating. It's more centered around hooking up. This is where you have a ton of one night stands, with a few repeat offenders. This style is great for people who want fleeting yet passionate connections with people. I would recommend being a One Night Wonder if your lifestyle requires you to travel a lot.
- Fuck Buddies
If you're like me, you don't like people in your bed. I might be a freak, but I hate cuddling. If I eventually get married or move in with some unfortunate soul, I want two beds… The Crown style.
Fuck buddies are great when you find a sexual connection with someone that's too hot to let go, or if you don't like to sleep with a different person every night. This is a safe bet because you won't get your feelings hurt (if you do things right) and you'll have good sex!
Plus, since there's little emotional connection there you won't feel guilty about telling them their Uber's here as you take up the entire bed.
- Friends with Benefits
If you need a little emotional connection to keep your kitty happy, then you should opt for a friends with benefits situation. This can spawn from a friendship as well as a fuck buddy or a one night stand. Just keep an eye out for someone you can actually stand to be around for more than sexy time. These are the kind of people you let spend the night and maybe hang out with in group settings.
But this is also the riskiest type of arrangement as far as feelings go. You might find yourself getting all romantic with this person… in that case you can either choose to run or start an actual relationship.
That being said, this relationship is good for people who need stability or are too busy for finding anything too spontaneous like a One Night Wonder might be able to do.


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Last Sunday we went birding for the very first time. Local Audubon Society does monthly walks in different locations in Denver Metro Area and most of the events are free or low cost. It was a wonderful 3,5 mile walk and me and children learned a lot about spotting, identifying and recording our sighting from Master Birders. We will absolutely be back for another walk at the first opportunity. Find an Audubon Society near you via their website
There is and excellent book list with activities on Cornell Lab of Ornithology page. We are only just starting our adventure in bird watching, but the simplest activities are easily implemented , the feeder can be built from simple materials at hand such as milk carton or bottle, simply watching birds in one's own backyard and enter sightings into e-bird database
Some pictures from our outing:


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#239 In which our hero receives an unexpected letter regarding education and proposing a fun vacation destination.
We received a follow-up letter from the Christian school we toured a couple of weeks ago. We actually got it just two days later, meaning the principal must have written it that night or the next morning. Usually I'd assume it was boilerplate copy… but it's clear that this letter was written specifically for us. It follows, with my commentary.
Thank you very much for coming last evening despite the bad weather. I admit your concerns abut creationism and evolution are the reverse of what we normally receive, but they are just as important as the others.I'll give this guy points for getting right to the matter at hand. I find it encouraging that our "concerns" about evolution (ie., your school teaches that it is a pack of lies) are the opposite of what people are usually worried about. Meaning that the typical parent is worried that evolution might be taught to their children. They actually fret that their children might be exposed to a well-established scientific theory. This just reinforces that fact that I don't want my kids in this school. I mean, I don't worry that my kids will be exposed to creationism or the verses in Genesis.
And does it strike you as a little passive-aggressive when he writes that our concerns are "just as important"? Like he's saying, "Y'know, most people I told to understand the truth… but don't worry, your misguided beliefs are just as valid. Sure they are."
I agree that without God in the equation evolution is a viable answer.I'm a little put off by this. We're not atheists, and at no point did we express that God has no part to play in evolution. We weren't advocating taking God out of the equation. And without flying into a rant, I have to comment that this is the kind of thing that annoys me most about fundamentalists: it's all or nothing. You believe in God the way I believe in God or you are wrong.
Both creationists and evolutionists begin with same basic presuppositions that will support their case. Creationists begin with a literal belief of the Genesis account. Evolutionist begin without the supernatural being involved. While creationists differ on how God actually did the creating, especially how long ago and the time involved, they give him credit.Oh boy.
My problem with rejecting the Genesis account is how do we decide what part of the Bible we accept and what part we do not. Who decides what is symbolic and what is literal? There are accepted guidelines for these decisions in secular literature, and these rules of interpretation apply for Scripture also.
He's already made it clear that he believes the story of Genesis is to be taken literally--that is, the universe was created by God in six days. No more, no less. He knows this because it is written in the Bible. Then, in the paragraph above, he states that there are "accepted guidelines" for what passages in the Bible are to be taken literally (such as Genesis 2:2 "By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.") and what are NOT to be taken literally (such as, presumably, Leviticus 4:2-6 "2. … When anyone sins unintentionally and does what is forbidden in any of the Lord's commands 3. … He must bring to the Lord a young bull without defect 4. … and slaughter it before the Lord. 5 Then the anointed priest shall take some of the bull's blood and carry it into the Tent of Meeting. 6. He is to dip his finger into the blood and sprinkle some of it seven times before the Lord, in front of the curtain of the sanctuary.")
I want you to be comfortable with what we teach here. We do not require students or parents to believe as we do in many areas."Just the important ones."
We serve over 40 different churches. We do stand on personal salvation through belief in Jesus' death, burial and literal resurrection as payment for our sins. If you decide we are the best school for your family I would be glad to sit down with you and your husband to discuss this issue and others.That would be an interesting meeting. We figure the best way to start it would be by explaining exactly what my wife does for a living. "As an embryologist, I help infertile couples have the baby of their dreams. Including lesbian couples." I wonder if they'd still be so welcoming after that bombshell.
If you ever travel through Cincinnati I would recommend the Creation Museum. It is done by scientists, not just Christians. I have heard excellent reports on it.Hol-lee crap. I realize that he's making an attempt to use "science" to sway our decision, but man, he picked just about the most pathetic example he could. This "museum" has been thoroughly ridiculed by the scientific community as garbage. And it's not hard to see why. A quick search about its contents revels that, among other things, it displays humans and dinosaurs living side-by-side, including displays which show: dinosaurs in the Garden of Eden; a Triceratops wearing a saddle; and a stegosaurus aboard Noah's ark.
I would LOVE to go to see this train wreak in person, but certainly not for the reason that this guy thinks.
I realize your decision is a year away, but I want you to know I value your concerns.I doubt that.
So, he's done all due diligence in trying to secure two new fee-paying students and perhaps save the soul of their heathen parents. But, I'm afraid the search must continue.
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Here's what we are going to learn:
- Marking fabrics - 3 different techniques
- Interfacing - why we need it and and what kind we need
- Gathering - how do I get them even?
- Clipping - why?
- Understitching - what is it?
- Topstitching - "man, this makes things look better"
- Making Buttonholes - seriously, you can do it
- Sewing on Buttons by Machine - aren't you relieved it can be done?
February 12 - Day #1: Selecting Fabric, Supplies and Choosing Pattern Size.
February 16 - Day #2: Preparing to Sew: Put Together the PDF, Cutting, Marking and Interfacing.
February 19 - Day #3: Constructing the Body of the Jacket: Gathering, Clipping and Understitching.
February 23 - Day #4: Finishing up: Topstitching, Buttonholes and Sewing on Buttons by Machine.
Here's the Sew-Along Badge if you'd like to add it to your blog:


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Wedding Planner – Julie of Simply You Weddings
Venue: Casa Marina Resort
Florist: Milan Events
Hair & Make UP : Studio Marie Pierre
Steel Drummer: Key Lime Pirates
Officiante: Steve Torrence
Music: Destination Entertainment
Jessica and Michael were married in a beautiful ceremony this spring on the beach at the Casa Marina Resort, with a reception in the Flagler Ballroom.
This stunning venue is in Key West, where I shoot quite a few weddings every year. I'm lucky enough to be able to go there often, where the toes-in-the-sand feeling of the weddings I've been able to photograph truly bleeds through into everything I've done over the last 15 years. Nothing beats a Key West sunset on your wedding day, after all!
Unfortunately, with the recent devastation of Hurricane Irma, this venue has been closed while everyone recovers. I miss the warmth and joy that comes from the tropical vibe of this venue, and I wanted to blog about this wedding in particular in the hope it will send some positive vibes their way so they can reopen soon. I'm really looking forward to my next wedding in this amazing island community.
Of course, for as wonderful as the location itself was, the couple completely outshone everything else with the true joy that they shared. Without a doubt, these two knew how to make each other laugh and knew how to live in the moment.
One of my favorites moments was when I was able to capture the pure emotion on Michael's face during the ceremony. It was obvious he couldn't quite stop his feelings from pouring out, and I made sure to snap a picture to preserve that simple elation.
I also loved walking through the neighborhood with these two. We were able to capture that perfect Key West vibe, with white picket fences and beautiful bougainvillea trees. It was honestly fun just to spend the time with the bride and groom enjoying the glow of their wedding day.
Jessica & Michael, thank you for asking me to be part of your beautiful wedding day. I'm so glad that I could capture these lasting memories for you!