here here Jim, smile. And I have seen improvements over those four years too, smile. Actually as a member of a National Board, in my case at GDB, it is quite true, what goes on "internally" is not at all what goes on externally. And what is projected through literature externally. I do hope Gustavo is feeling good, and not sick in any way. smile. Same could be said for the blindness professions as Pratik has already eluded to. what a consumer sees as a lack of interest in their case may be in reality a lack of funding, lack of personnel, lack of transportation, or usually a combination of all three, smile. Shelley L. Rhodes B.S. Ed, CTVI and Judson, guiding golden juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. Graduate Alumni Association Board www.guidedogs.com Dog ownership is like a rainbow. Puppies are the joy at one end. Old dogs are the treasure at the other. Carolyn Alexander ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Pardees" <jfpardee@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 10:06 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] please remember Please remember, dispite any faults you may see with Bookshare, we have 30,000 books at our fingertips that we did not have four years ago. Jim Pardee To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.11/493 - Release Date: 10/23/2006 To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.