[nfb-talk] Fw: To Be or Not to Be, Irritated

Constance Canode satin-bear at sbcglobal.net
Tue May 13 04:48:55 CDT 2008


Hello all,

I live in Madison, WI and have also never signed 
up for paratransit.  The forms that you have to 
fill out are absolutely incredible and the fact 
that I would have to come up with a reason other 
than blindness, such as inability to walk a long 
distance or somthing like that keeps me from 
signing up.  I am an excellent traveler as well 
and I think that the paratransit services should 
be reserved for those who really need it.  If a 
person lives far from a bus stop or cannot travel 
for other reasons, go for it.  However, I would 
rather pay full fare on the bus or use a cab to 
get where I need to go.  I have heard many 
complaints about the paratransit services here in 
Madison with rides being late or sometimes not 
showing up at all or having to wait much longer 
for a para ride than a taxi.  My husband doesn't 
use it either and swares that he will not.  I 
just hate the fact that you have to lie to get 
the service.  What angers me are able-bodied 
blind people here in our state who use it and 
don't need it.  I know of several who are 
perfectly good travelers and have no other 
physical problems and still use it, so maybe lazy 
is not such a misused word after all.

Connie Canode
At 09:32 PM 5/12/2008, you wrote:
>I know people that live in Illinois, where we can ride the fixed routes for
>free, and they still will take the parra transit.
>and the last place that I worked, all the blind people would gripe about
>spending all there money on the call a ride service, I would tell them to
>just take the bus and train, The other problem is that the blind schools
>don't teach people to travel good like the NFB training centers do.
>I know people that have good jobs working for the state, and they can't
>cross the street, they will spend all there pay checks on these services.
>another problem is that in ST. Louis, I know this because I'm from there, is
>that the crime is so hi, people are scared to ride the train, they have
>people getting shot every day, I have a female friend that lives and works
>in ST. Louis, she will take the call a ride service when It's dark, and the
>bus in the day time.
>I don't use the parra transit my self, I'm the best traveler you will ever
>meet.
>When I lived in a different state, I took It to work  just until I got used
>to the area.
>So some times It really helps to have this service, but most people that
>ride It shouldn't ride It.
>But some people really have no choice but to ride It.
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Wm. Ritchhart" <william.ritchhart at sbcglobal.net>
>To: "'NFB Talk Mailing List'" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 3:14 PM
>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Fw: To Be or Not to Be, Irritated
>
>
>Aaron,
>
>I really do not know how to answer your scenario.  In most places where
>Para transit is available, I believe that all the variables you list
>could be found to make it an even choice.  Your scenario has one better
>than the other.
>
>
>I know for me personally, the most important things were:
>
>1.  Home must be on a good fix route bus line.
>2.  Home must be in a quiet neighborhood, with a low crime rate.
>3.  Home had to be a price I could afford.
>4.  Home had to have the things I wanted in a home.  (Size, Number of
>bedrooms, Number of bath rooms...)
>
>
>All of the above could have been found in my city.  Both where fix-route
>and only Para transit were options.  Do you think it would be right for
>me to choose a home that caused me to consume resources needed by a
>person with real need?  I do not use Para transit.  I have fairly good
>mobility skills and I believe I should leave the Para transit for those
>who really need it.  On the very rare occasions I have rode on Para
>transit, it was as a guest of a Para transit user.  I was blown away by
>the number of people who boarded the bus who had better travel skills
>than myself.  Add to that the number of people who have a real need for
>the service and cannot get the transportation they need; due to system
>over load, it boggles the mind.
>
>What I advocate is simply allowing transit systems to define eligibility
>on clearly defined standards of need that provides the service for the
>truly needy and requires the rest to take responsibility for their own
>travel needs.  We should not subsidize those who are lazy or who make
>poor choices.  We have an obligation to help our fellow citizens who
>really need our help.
>
>
>
>William
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: nfb-talk-bounces+william.ritchhart=sbcglobal.net at nfbnet.org
>[mailto:nfb-talk-bounces+william.ritchhart=sbcglobal.net at nfbnet.org] On
>Behalf Of Aaron Cannon
>Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 9:55 AM
>To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Fw: To Be or Not to Be, Irritated
>
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>Hi William.
>
>Let's say for example that I have a choice of where I will live between
>two
>houses.  The first is on a bus rout, and the second is not, but it does
>have
>para-transit service available.  The first house is more expensive than
>the
>second, but not so much as to make it out of the question.  The second
>house
>is situated in more the type of atmosphere I would prefer to live in,
>but
>the first is not so bad as to be out of the question.
>
>If I choose to live in the second house, and I use para-transit, is that
>an
>abuse of the system?
>I do agree with you that a lot of people are abusing the system and that
>it
>does hurt us, but I think we might differ somewhat on how we define
>abuse.
>
>Please also know that I am not simply arguing for the sake of doing so.
>I
>am genuinely curious how folks feel about para-transit.
>
>Sincerely
>Aaron Cannon
>
>
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>- ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Wm. Ritchhart" <william.ritchhart at sbcglobal.net>
>To: "'NFB Talk Mailing List'" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 7:05 PM
>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Fw: To Be or Not to Be, Irritated
>
>
>Aaron,
>
>You did indeed miss something!  Read my post again.  Pay careful
>attention to the word CHOOSE!.
>
>I have no problem with any blind person who really needs Para transit
>using it.  I do have a problem with blind people who make choices that
>make them dependent by choice.  These people and the lazy are the ones
>who make Para transit unavailable or inconvenient for the ones who truly
>need it.
>
>
>
>
>William
>
>
>- -----Original Message-----
>From: nfb-talk-bounces+william.ritchhart=sbcglobal.net at nfbnet.org
>[mailto:nfb-talk-bounces+william.ritchhart=sbcglobal.net at nfbnet.org] On
>Behalf Of Aaron Cannon
>Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 5:26 PM
>To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Fw: To Be or Not to Be, Irritated
>
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>That's interesting that you would lump those who use para-transit
>because
>they are lazy in with those who use it because they live far from a bus
>route.  Frankly, I don't think that's fair.  If all municipalities had
>good
>bus service, and if the cost of housing and crime rate was static no
>matter
>where you lived, and if there were no other variables that would make it
>more advantageous to live off the beaten path, then I might agree with
>you.
>However, sometimes, living far from a bus route is the only reasonable
>choice.
>
>Were I in that circumstance, I don't think I would have an issue with
>using
>para-transit.  Although, it wouldn't be my first choice.  Depending on
>para-transit to get you anywhere regularly and on time is a gamble.  My
>first choice would be to hire a driver or carpool, but if that weren't
>an
>option, I wouldn't see a problem with using para-transit.
>
>Am I missing something?  I very well may be, so if so, please do tell.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Aaron
>
>
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>- - ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Wm. Ritchhart" <william.ritchhart at sbcglobal.net>
>To: "'NFB Talk Mailing List'" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 9:51 AM
>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Fw: To Be or Not to Be, Irritated
>
>
>Mike,
>
>I had a view like Bennett's.  However it has modified somewhat over the
>past few years.  I for the longest time believed that no blind person
>had any business using Para-transit.  However I have seen some blind
>folks who do to their abilities will never be able to independently
>travel.  These people need Para-transit to avoid getting themselves hurt
>or killed.
>
>The problem is those blind people who use Para-transit because they are
>to lazy to use the regular transit.  I also know of many blind people
>who use Para-transit because they choose to live where Para-transit is
>their only choice.  These folks do great damage to others from their
>choices.  They are the ones who should be forced off of Para-transit.
>However they cannot be removed.
>
>I am in favor of requiring that true need be demonstrated before we
>allow blind people on to Para-transit.  That I am sure is a minority
>view.  We require means test for all kinds of other services for people.
>I see nothing wrong with a means-test of sorts for Para-transit.
>
>
>William
>
>
>- - -----Original Message-----
>From: nfb-talk-bounces+william.ritchhart=sbcglobal.net at nfbnet.org
>[mailto:nfb-talk-bounces+william.ritchhart=sbcglobal.net at nfbnet.org] On
>Behalf Of Mike Freeman
>Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 11:17 PM
>To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>Subject: [nfb-talk] Fw: To Be or Not to Be, Irritated
>
>- - ----- Original Message -----
>From: Bennett
>To: Mike Freeman
>Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 6:11 PM
>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] To Be or Not to Be, Irritated
>
>
>This is great.  Over on blindlaw, some folks are opining about whether
>blindness is a mobility impairment, and justifying why they use
>paratransit.  I have modified my position a bit on paratransit.  I can
>think of situations where it is necessary, particularly if there are no
>fixed routes in the area.  However, when a blind person can take a bus,
>train, plane, etc, I don't believe a disability based transit system is
>nnecessary for the blind, and it could do us severe dammage as well.
>
>I travel quite a bit in different and new parts of the country for my
>job.  I wouldn't nor could I ask my employer to provide a guide, someone
>
>to take me to different places.  I would soon not be assigned to the
>great on-site visits, etc, because the budget wouldn't support travel
>for two.  (I have a personal experience that would confirm this.)  If I
>can afford to pay a driver, I do it.  Transit sometimes makes it a long
>tgrip if I have to go somewhere, but I don't consider that a mobility
>issue.
>
>finally, I am extremely concerned when folks haven't had the training,
>and need someone to help them every step of the way to a new place, or
>even in large, not blind friendly hotels, etc.  As the Mikes point out,
>we *must* learn to get along in a sighted world.  We *must* travel
>independently, without assistance where we can.  We can ask directions,
>and even ask confirming questions along the way, but we can find our
>destinations even when new and out of the way by just keeping on and
>getting there.  some would say, they'd rather be led or taken somewhere
>so they wouldn't look like they are lost, or cause others to be burdened
>
>by us. I believe this is purely and simply a false rationale for not
>improving in mobility skills.  It is because of fear of the unknown, in
>short fear of being less dependent on sighted help.
>
>  I contend, we are doing a great disservice to ourselves, and the other
>blind persons--we are demonstgrating incompetence, and hurting our image
>
>as equal partners in the world when we unnecessarily need a guide in our
>
>travels.  It might be more comfortable to let a sighted person lead us
>around, but it certainly doesn't make us equal partners.  We will always
>
>be thought of as needing help.  Unable to do the average job, etc,
>without being given everything, lead around and accommodated in every
>way.
>
>Please don't misunderstand, I am talking about the way we function in
>the world.  I am not trying to dennigrate sighted guides at all.  I use
>one when necessary, and even convenient. I enjoy and feel fortunate to
>have friends that don't mind, and even like to walk together.  But I
>also know, and am very confident. travelling separately, and without
>worry.
>
>Doctor Jernigan's article on "The Nature of Independence" is excellent
>concerning these issues.
>
>Just my rant for the evening.  (grin.
>
>/s/
>
>Bennett Prows
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Mike Freeman
>   To: Bennett Prows
>   Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 5:10 PM
>   Subject: Fw: [nfb-talk] To Be or Not to Be, Irritated
>
>
>   Right on!
>
>   Mike Freeman
>   ... "It is human nature to think wisely and act foolishly." -- Anatole
>
>France
>
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Michael Bullis
>   To: 'NFB Talk Mailing List'
>   Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 2:35 PM
>   Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] To Be or Not to Be, Irritated
>
>
>   I would second Mike's thoughts about excessive accommodation.  The
>   unfortunate reality is that when you go to work there will be little
>or no
>   accommodation--particularly in private industry and/or in small
>businesses.
>   You have to figure out how to get memo's, strategic plans, the bosses
>next
>   great idea.  You make friends with secretaries, function in meetings
>without
>   the print document, ask questions that reveal information without
>making a
>   big deal, or no deal at all if you're smart, about the fact that a
>document
>   wasn't provided to you in advance in an accessible format.  It's about
>   survival skills.  It's about problem solving.  It's about functioning
>in a
>   sighted world and dealing with it.
>
>   Unfortunately, schools actually do much to inhibit the learning of
>these
>   much needed skills.  They become enablers of dependent behaviours in
>the
>   name of providing access.  I see far to many young people who obtain
>jobs
>   right out of college and then languish, unpromoted and clearly not on
>a
>   career track.  The person blaims it on discrimination and on
>unfairness.
>   True, true.  But, with a little savy, that blind person could move up,
>
>could
>   find that career path.  Ultimately, it comes down to seeing ones self
>as
>   being personally responsible for the outcome and finding a way to get
>there.
>
>   The law be damned as far as I'm concerned.  We should only be asking
>society
>   for things we absolutely need, not things that make our lives more
>   convenient.  I am one of those who think that accessible voting is
>probably
>   a case in which we should have left the matter alone.  Yes, yes, I
>know,
>   "It's a right" and all that.  But, frankly, I was doing just fine
>without
>   that particular right and we have heaped mountains of attention on
>ourselves
>   and our so-called right.  Let's remember that no right is obtained
>without
>   the backlash of hostility.  This hostility will come through our fight
>
>for
>   accessible voting.  It will come through our insistence that quiet
>cars make
>   noise.  It will come if our money should be require to be accessible.
>It
>   comes with our insistence that the web be accessible.
>
>   What bothers me most about these discussions isn't that we have them.
>It is
>   that there is far to little consideration amongst some groups about
>the
>   price to be paid.  The price in lost jobs because employers think we
>can't
>   deal with our money, the price to be paid because they think we can't
>even
>   cross streets unless we have a special traffic signal, Etc.  For my
>money,
>   (accessible or not), if I'm going to pay a price to society, I want to
>
>make
>   sure it's for something I absolutely need, not just something that
>would be
>   nice.  Underlying our fight for equal treatment needs to be a deep
>   cognisance of our need to take personal responsibility for our
>blindness.
>   Mike Bullis
>   Baltimore Maryland
>   Mike Bullis
>
>
>
>
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: nfb-talk-bounces+mabullis=hotmail.com at nfbnet.org
>   [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces+mabullis=hotmail.com at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>
>Mike
>   Freeman
>   Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 4:29 PM
>   To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>   Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] To Be or Not to Be, Irritated
>
>   Joseph:
>
>   You cite Auburn U as a model of DSS functioning. But are we really
>doing
>   students a favor if we provide them with something they will no longer
>
>have
>   on the "outside"? I think part of our problems today stems from the
>fact
>   that students come to expect that most everything will be provided for
>
>them
>   and when they hit the world of competitive industry and find that
>they've
>   been living in a fools' paradise, they scream "discrimination" bloody
>murder
>   because they haven't learned yet that in the real world, they are
>   responsible in large measure for their own accommodations. Never mind
>   whether it's "fair" or not -- the question of fairness is largely
>   irrelevant!
>
>   Mike Freeman
>   .. "It is human nature to think wisely and act foolishly." -- Anatole
>   France
>
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: T. Joseph Carter
>     To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>     Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 2:06 AM
>     Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] To Be or Not to Be, Irritated
>
>
>     Jim,
>
>     In special education, we often hear that if one student gets
>   something,
>     they all should get it.  That's fair, right?  Let's consider the
>   question
>     of what's fair from two different perspectives:
>
>     Let's say we were both children, maybe eight years old.  You see
>that
>   I
>     just got a cookie for my good behavior.  You want one too, don't
>you?
>   You
>     have also been on your best behavior, and so you deserve a cookie if
>
>I
>   do!
>     It's only fair--fairness means we get the same, you and I.
>
>     But let us say for a moment that we both live in a poverty-stricken
>     village and there is a food shortage.  The United States has just
>   dropped
>     two large crates of food to help feed the ten families that live in
>   the
>     village.  We, the heads of our households, each take one tenth of
>the
>   food
>     to feed our families.  It's only fair, right?  I have a family of
>   three,
>     and you have a family of seven.  You have more than twice as many
>   people
>     to feed, so the food should be divided in such a way that we each
>have
>     enough to feed our families for a time.  Fairness means not that we
>   get
>     the same, but rather that we each get what we need of the resources
>   that
>     are available.
>
>     Young children cannot understand this second form of fairness
>because
>   they
>     have not yet developed the ability to view the world from a
>   perspective of
>     someone other than themselves yet.  In special education, we
>sometimes
>     have to remind people that this second sort of fairness is what
>really
>   is
>     important here.  There are finite resources, and we must divide them
>   among
>     our students according to the needs of each, not so that the
>students
>   each
>     get the same thing.  That means one student sometimes gets things
>   another
>     does not, even if they don't understand why that is.
>
>     By now I'm sure you realize I mean to say that the situation is the
>   same
>     with resources given to adults with disabilities.  Sighted people
>have
>   a
>     light to help them cross.  Wheelchair users have a ramp to help them
>     cross.  Why should not a blind person have a beep to help him cross?
>     Because the sighted person needs the light, not knowing the rules of
>     crossing a street in the same way that we do.  A wheelchair user may
>   not
>     be able to cross the street without that ramp.  But you and I don't
>   need
>     any help crossing that street because we know how to do it.  So the
>     resources that might be applied to making a chirping signal should
>   rightly
>     go elsewhere.
>
>
>     I look at the situation in much the same way.  Either we adapt to
>the
>     world or we make the world adapt to us.  The NFB generally speaking
>   says
>     we should adapt to the world.  That's our default view.  It is only
>   when
>     the world deliberately chooses to exclude us do we take action to
>   change
>     the world (as you note, Target comes to mind.)
>
>     Otherwise, we encourage people who are blind to do the adapting.
>It's
>     more work, it's a lot harder, and the results aren't always what
>we'd
>   like
>     them to be, but it's a very realistic viewpoint in that the majority
>   of
>     the world simply doesn't care about us enough to give us a second
>   thought.
>     Often, we don't even rate a first thought!
>
>     The ACB takes the other approach, and it is equally valid, if
>somewhat
>     less realistic in my own view.  They seek to change the world so
>that
>     blind people have the same opportunities as sighted people, without
>     jumping through lots of hoops first.  We Federationists generally
>   disagree
>     with this approach first because it isn't actually going to happen
>any
>     time soon, and second because sometimes sighted people get the wrong
>     impression if they see things being done differently for us.  We
>want
>   to
>     change attitudes and low expectations, not reinforce them.
>
>     The NFB way isn't always right.  The currency case is one area I
>   believe
>     this to be so--just because we CAN manage our money using
>alternative
>     techniques does not mean the inability to tell which of two bills is
>   the
>     $20 and which is the dollar is a good thing.  Oh sure we can do it
>if
>   we
>     have a pricey little gadget and maybe a fresh set of batteries, but
>a
>     little measuring key that folds up to the size of a credit card
>would
>   be
>     better.
>
>     I believe this is a resource that should be allocated to us not
>   because we
>     must have it, but because it is the right thing to do.  That doesn't
>   make
>     me ready to join the ACB--I don't subscribe to their view of how the
>   world
>     should fit blind people.  This time, though, they've hit upon
>   something
>     important.  Not AS important as, say, solving the hybrid car problem
>   or
>     ensuring that blind people have the opportunities and skills needed
>to
>     find successful and meaningful employment, but important all the
>same.
>
>
>     As to the DSO issue...  The best DSO I have heard of to date with
>   regard
>     to alternative format textbooks is Auburn University (thanks again
>to
>     Dezman), where the university takes care of all of that stuff when
>     possible well in advance of the student having the reasonable
>   opportunity
>     to do the necessary things themselves.  They do it not to discourage
>     students from advocating for themselves or developing and applying
>the
>     best alternative techniques they can.  No, they do it to make sure
>   that
>     when the term starts, you aren't immediately behind because you're
>   dealing
>     with textbook issues.
>
>     If for some reason that happens, the DSO will already have
>   communicated
>     with the professor about it.  Sometimes the right thing is to
>   encourage
>     personal responsibility and self-advocacy.  Sometimes the right
>thing
>   is
>     to give them the tools they need to be successful when they need
>those
>     tools, and not letting them have the need or opportunity to practice
>
>a
>     maladaptive skill like making excuses, even valid ones.
>
>     In Auburn's case, it also means never asking a student to pay
>hundreds
>   of
>     dollars for textbooks and then surrender them to be literally
>   destroyed
>     for the DSO's convenience and budget.  But that's another thread and
>     another list.  *grin*
>
>     Joseph
>
>     On Fri, May 09, 2008 at 02:28:04PM -0600, Jim Marks wrote:
>     > Thanks, Joseph.  Your thoughtful response is not only good, it's
>     > appreciated.
>     >
>     > John and others often toss analogies into discussions that go like
>   this:
>     > Wheelchair users get something, sighted people get something, so
>   blind
>     > people should get the same thing.  I worked for several years in a
>   center
>     > for independent living.  These centers focus mostly on making
>   environments
>     > accessible by people with disabilities.  As a blind center staff
>   member, I
>     > never felt like the environmental remedy was doing the job for the
>   blind.  I
>     > was looking for a better answer and found it in the NFB.  There I
>   learned
>     > about making choices that presumed personal responsibility and
>   power.  I
>     > learned that all people with disabilities have two choices in life
>   in order
>     > to compete on equal footing with our peers.  We either change
>   ourselves
>     > through positive attitudes and actions or we change the
>environment.
>   Most
>     > of us blend the two options for the best effect.  It is possible
>to
>     > over-emphasize either option.  The NFB certainly is in favor of
>     > environmental accessibility.  We see it in things like the Target
>   website
>     > lawsuit and in the development of technologies.  However, the
>first
>   tool
>     > applied in the NFB philosophy is personal responsibility and
>power.
>   It's
>     > hard to put into words that don't sound like clichés, but the NFB
>   acts on
>     > the principle that it's OK to be blind.  The more we believe in
>   ourselves,
>     > the less we look for environmental solutions.  And as a
>consequence
>   of the
>     > self-reliance and self-determination, we often also find ourselves
>   in the
>     > role of the givers rather than the takers.  At the same time, we
>   should not
>     > shy away from asking for environmental modifications that make
>   sense.
>     >
>     > One last thing I wanted to say is that I am professionally
>   responsible for
>     > access to my university by all people with disabilities.  The NFB
>   philosophy
>     > serves this cause well, especially when one pays attention to the
>   individual
>     > impact of various disabilities.  It is possible to deliver access
>   services
>     > in such a way that the disability service office creates
>dependence.
>   We can
>     > kill opportunities for the people we serve by doing for them the
>   things they
>     > can do for themselves.  I grow weary of those who want to solve
>   every
>     > disability issue with environmental fixes.  People must learn how
>to
>     > function in any environment, accessible or otherwise.  The last
>   thing we
>     > want to do is to create a society of people who wait for others to
>   take the
>     > point on what amounts to very personal functions.  Some have a
>right
>   to more
>     > environmental fixes than others due to the logical link between
>the
>   impact
>     > of their disabilities and the program modification.  But blind
>   students get
>     > trapped in one-size-fits-all approaches that never look at what
>   blind people
>     > can do for themselves.  This is at least one reason by blind and
>   visually
>     > impaired college students comprise the only group of students with
>     > disabilities in higher education that's shrinking.  Over reliance
>on
>     > environmental fixes hurt blind people.  Yet we still see people
>   calling for
>     > those fixes on the grounds that others get them.  We also see
>people
>   using
>     > environmental modifications as though they are cures for the
>   disabilities.
>     > Access will never turn a blind person into a sighted person.  The
>   goal is
>     > not to be a sighted person who cannot see, but rather a blind
>person
>   who
>     > functions well as a blind person and who is a peer in a diverse
>   world.
>     >
>     > -------
>     > Jim Marks
>     > blind.grizzly at gmail.com
>     >
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