Jeremy,
I had the crud you got now, big fever and stuff. Not fun but if Its what I
had, the fever should lighten up by tomorrow. As for disagreements and
marriage? It is impossible not to have them and ain't no point sweating
them when they do come along, unless you got fever and are under six inches
of blankie :).
Brad
At 08:14 PM 2/11/2008, you wrote:
>hello all,
>still feeling pretty sick, each time i step out, i get the chills so bad i
>feel like i am about to shatter... then i come home and blast jen out of
>the house with heat and pile 6 blanks very thick no less and still try to
>sweat this thing out, but still no good, might call the docs .
>as for be being an NFB person, i just find that some of the stuff they do
>I agree, I also have thought of joining them.
>now, I know that we all have opinions, and this is a free country, but
>will admit the hole going to hell comment did hurt.
>I will leave it at that.
>and yes, there are things that me and jen do agree to disagree on certain
>issues, and this is just one of them.
>*smile* everyone have a good night and will ask jen to keep you all
>posted... for now, it is back to bed for me.
>----- Original Message ----- From: "B Dunse" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 6:46 PM
>Subject: Re: [Mlssl] Accessible Devices KNFB reader on a nokia cell phone
>
>
>>Oh oh. There's a deafening silence at the Gilley's dinner table tonight
>>hahaha.
>>
>>
>>on 04:21 PM 2/10/2008, Jeremy Gilley said:
>>
>>I guess i wont state something since i am fully supporter of NFB.
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: Jenifer Gilley
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 11:01 AM
>>Subject: Re: [Mlssl] Accessible Devices KNFB reader on a nokia cell phone
>>
>>dave that's true. if you don't support there views... watch out!
>>
>>
>>Jenifer Gilley
>>Christ came that we may have life everlasting!
>> Email:
>>[log in to unmask]
>>msn-no email please:
>>[log in to unmask]
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: The Electronic Church [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
>>Behalf Of David Stahl
>>Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 9:06 PM
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: [Mlssl] Accessible Devices KNFB reader on a nokia cell phone
>>
>>This is nothing but a money-making scheme for the NFB! It would be much
>>better if that proud, selfish, hypocritical organization would stop
>>opposing simple things like tactually discernable currency, which would
>>be beneficial for the whole blind community, and not only those
>>who can afford expensive software and other technology. All they care
>>about is themselves, and those who support them; and as far as
>>they are concerned, the rest of us can just go to hell!
>>April's Dave in Ohio
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: Cecily Ballenger
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 12:04 AM
>>Subject: FW: [Mlssl] Accessible Devices KNFB reader on a nokia cell phone
>>
>>
>>
>>BALTIMORE (AP) - Chris Danielsen fidgets with the cell phone, holding it
>>over a $20 bill.
>>
>>
>>
>>"Detecting orientation, processing U.S. currency image," the phone says
>>in a flat monotone before Danielsen snaps a photo. A few seconds later,
>>the phone says, "Twenty dollars."
>>
>>
>>
>>Danielsen, a spokesman for the National Federation of the Blind, is
>>holding the next generation of computerized aids for the blind and
>>visually impaired.
>>
>>
>>
>>The Nokia cell phone is loaded with software that turns text on
>>photographed documents into speech. In addition to telling whether a
>>bill is worth $1, $5, $10 or $20, it also allows users to read anything
>>that is photographed, whether it's a restaurant menu, a phone book or a
>>fax.
>>
>>
>>
>>While the technology is not new, the NFB and the software's developer
>>say the cell phone is the first to incorporate the text-to-speech
>>ability.
>>
>>
>>
>>"We've had reading devices before," Danielsen said, noting similar
>>software is already available in a larger handheld reader housed in a
>>personal digital assistant. Companies such as Code Factory SL, Dolphin
>>Computer Access Ltd. and Nuance Communications Inc. also provide
>>software that allows the blind to use cell phones and PDAs.
>>
>>
>>
>>Inexpensive hand-held scanners such as WizCom Technologies Ltd.'s
>>SuperPen can scan limited amounts of text, read it aloud and even
>>translate from other languages.
>>
>>
>>
>>However, the $2,100 NFB device combines all of those functions in one
>>smart phone, said James Gashel, vice president of business development
>>for K-NFB Reading Technology Inc., which is marketing the phone as a
>>joint venture between the federation and software developer Ray
>>Kurzweil.
>>
>>
>>
>>"It is the next step, but this is a huge leap," Gashel, who is blind,
>>said in a telephone interview. "I'm talking to you on the device I also
>>use to read things. I can put it in my pocket and at the touch of a
>>button, in 20 seconds, be reading something I need to read in print."
>>
>>
>>
>>Ray Kurzweil, who developed the first device that could convert text
>>into audio in the 1970s and the current NFB device, said portability is
>>only the first step. Future versions of the device will recognize faces,
>>identify rooms and translate text from other languages for the blind and
>>the sighted.
>>
>>
>>
>>The inventor plans to begin marketing the cell phone in February through
>>K-NFB Reading Technology. The software will cost $1,595 and the cell
>>phone is expected to cost about $500, Kurzweil said.
>>
>>
>>
>>Dave Doermann, president of College Park-based Applied Media Analysis
>>said his company is working on similar software for smart phones that
>>could be used by the military for translation and by the visually
>>impaired.
>>
>>
>>
>>"We don't anticipate ours being that expensive, but unfortunately we're
>>not quite to the release yet," said Doermann, who is also co-director of
>>the University of Maryland's Laboratory for Language and Media
>>Processing.
>>
>>
>>
>>Doermann said the company, which has received funding from the
>>Department of Defense and the National Eye Institute, hopes to have its
>>software ready in the next 12 to 18 months.
>>
>>
>>
>>Kurzweil's device uses speech software provided by Nuance, said Chris
>>Strammiello, the director of product management at Nuance, who said the
>>company has also developed a prototype reader that uses the Internet to
>>access more powerful server-side computers.
>>
>>
>>
>>"As you can harness the power of remote environments and do that so
>>quickly with the Web technologies, it gives a lot more capability,
>>flexibility and options to the way you solve these type of problems,"
>>Strammiello said.
>>
>>
>>
>>There are about 10 million blind and visually impaired people in the
>>U.S., a number that is expected to double in the next 30 years as baby
>>boomers age.
>>
>>
>>
>>Kurzweil said those with vision problems are not the only ones expected
>>to benefit from the technology. Dyslexics, for example, are expected to
>>be among the users of the current device because of its ability to
>>highlight each word as it's read aloud, helping them cope with their
>>disability, which affects the ability to read. The highlighting function
>>can also help them improve their reading skills, he said.
>>
>>
>>
>>"What's new here is both blind people and kids can do this with a device
>>that fits in their shirt pocket," Kurzweil said.
>>
>>
>>
>>Marc Maurer, president of the National Federation of the Blind, said the
>>device and its PDA predecessor are a "form of hand-held vision" that
>>will make the visual environment "much more readily available to the
>>blind."
>>
>>
>>
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>>BD
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