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gdb adventures podcast, episode 9, May 15, 2012.

stickbear — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:43:08 +0000

Hey all;
On this edition, you have the usual quick update from me, then we interview
steve and carin
for about 50 minutes or so.
download and enjoy the cast!
as a sneak preview, somewhere in these next couple episodes we’ve got a puppy raiser to talk to,. I won’t tell you when, you’ll just have to keep listening!
see you on the next edition!

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oregon has a leash law, some people don’t think it applies to them, a dog becomes an underhanded baseball.

stickbear — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:16:15 +0000

Yo, you that live in oregon.
You have a leash law, this means, in plain english, keep your goddamn dog under control.
This does not mean let the dog run across the street and tarerize the fuck out of us guidedog users and there dogs, and then scream at me, when I’d had enough and I grab the little football sized shit by the scruff of his little neck and march over and toss him, with all do force back into your front yard.
I asked you nicely to get control of your dog, classmates asked you, the instructors asked you, then I got physical and *made* you control your dog.
It may not have been the smartist move I’ve made, but everyone was sick of it.
Leash your dog, or next time, someone’s gonna probably blow it’s head off, and I’ll laugh.

GDB audio training podcast, episode 8, May 14, 2012. catching up on the weekend and a roundtable discussion!

stickbear — Tue, 15 May 2012 06:19:51 +0000

This edition of the cast I give a quick weekend update, talk about monday’s routes, and then we roll right into a 50 minute or so prerecorded round table discussion.
I’d like to thank Nancy and Martin both for there willingness and participation in the discussion.
I hope you get something from this.
Now
enjoy the podcast!
see you on the next edition!

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New college? Yes. New brain? No.

miss chicka — Sat, 12 May 2012 14:15:03 +0000

The following is what happens when you are not doing which one of these?
A. Living in mold with traces of breatheable oxygen,
B. Trying to scan your own materials and keep up with actual assignments,
C. Using incorrectly Brailled documents,
D. All of the above.
If you chose D, go grab yourself a caffeinated beverage. Then, after you do that, I recommend that you be sitting down.

Grades this semester look something like…
Human Biology: B
First Year Seminar: B
History of Contemporary Issues: B
Beginning Spanish I: A-
My GPA is sitting at a damn skippy 3.23. Ya know what? After three and a half years of spinning my wheels and getting absolutely nowhere, I’ll take it.

what’s learned, random musings, and more, all on episode 7 of the guidedog training documentary podcast, episode 7, may 11, 2012.

stickbear — Sat, 12 May 2012 06:17:46 +0000

The title of this post says it all.
Join me for 8 minutes of musings, thoughts, and what I hope to get done throughout, and a musing about the nommish food, all on this
seventh edition
of the podcast~!
The comment boards await you.
This format’s a little different, and I hope it’s more personalized then the previous episodes, and it will allow me to cram more into the episodes, so use the comment boards and my personal inbox, and ask away!
Can I answer specific questions?
Can I corner guests to answer your questions?
What would make this podcast interesting to you with the knew format change.
Tell me all about it!
See you on the next edition!

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GDB podcast episode 6, May 10, 2012.

stickbear — Fri, 11 May 2012 04:31:02 +0000

Hey all;
This episode we have the usual routes, some building work, and an interview with Kelly from Guidedogs for the blind.
so download the podcast and enjoy!
See you next episode!

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GDB adventure podcast 5, May 9 2012. There’s no I in the word team, interviewing a grad, and more!

stickbear — Thu, 10 May 2012 06:34:40 +0000

This podcast has proof that routes can sometimes suck a large haloova, and how far the instructor’s will go to ensure you have the skillls to succeed. We talk to holly a grad of GDB, and then we go on the afternoon route, and hey, it doesn’t suck as hard as the morning route did, except the final crossing needs to event itself some freakin’ traffic! lol.
This one runs 143:19 in length.
grab the fun that is episode 5!
see you the next edition!
Comments are welcome, so make them appear!

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GDB adventures podcast episode 4, may 8, 2012. Let’s go out for a day of guidework!

stickbear — Wed, 09 May 2012 02:22:49 +0000

This podcast is simple, we take you on both morning and afternoon routes, and have fun.
This episode’s just over 79 minutes in length.
enjoy the cast!
See you on the next edition!

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they actually certified it.

stickbear — Tue, 08 May 2012 23:55:59 +0000

if you’ve been following this issue since I started posting about it
the certification of the suit
shouldn’t surprise you one bit.

Judge certifies class action suit against Brantford school for the blind
The Canadian Press May 07, 2012 23:41:43 PM
TORONTO – The Ontario Superior Court has certified a class action lawsuit launched by former students of a school for the blind in Brantford.

Madam Justice Carolyn Horkins granted the certification for the class action against W. Ross MacDonald, a provincially run residential school for the visually impaired, blind and deaf-blind.

Students allege they suffered physical, emotional and sexual abuse as children and teenagers while living at the Brantford school.

None of the allegations has been proven in court.

The class action is composed of up to 1,000 students who were enrolled at the school between 1951 to the present day and who were alive as of Feb. 22, 2009.

Lawyer Kirk Baert of Koskie Minsky says the former students will now have the opportunity to tell the public about the alleged abuse they endured while enrolled at the school.

“The alleged abuse these former students were subjected to for years, many while as children, is unthinkable,” Baert said in a release.

“We want the government to do the right thing and ensure that former students of this school see justice and receive the reasonable compensation they rightly deserve.”

The case involves allegations that the Ontario government failed to operate or supervise the school to ensure the safety and well-being of its students.

The Ministry of Education declined to comment on the class action suit Monday.

The lawsuit was started by Robert Seed, a former student who attended the school from 1954 to 1965.

Seed alleges in his statement of claim that “students were frequently punished for minor or innocuous matters such as being homesick, wetting the bed, throwing up, having trouble reading or using too much toilet paper.”

Teachers and house parents used “physical violence, humiliation and bullying” for discipline, taking advantage of the students’ disabilities, “particularly those who were completely blind,” reads the statement.

“This included beating or shoving students, making students drink from urinals, slapping students with a bare hand or with classroom objects such as books, and grabbing students by the hair.”

The W. Ross MacDonald School opened in 1872 as the Ontario Institution for the Education of the Blind. It is one of two provincially run residential schools in Ontario for visually impaired, blind and deaf-blind stude

I’m still trying to wrap my mind around…. drinking from uranels? being slapped? being beatin?
I attended this school since the age of five, until 2007, and never experienced this.
Is this another ploy to rape the provincial government for money?
I’m asking myself, did these things actually happen?
For a full reading of the suit in question please
see this post from march 1st, 2012
that details the entire lawsuit.
You can also
see the post I put up that started it all from July 22, 2011.
and of course, you have
there’s this posting form april 21, 2012.
so believe me, there’s lots of material, and lots of comment worthy stuff for you all to make an informed decision on this issue at large.
More to come as I have it
Comment away, and don’t be shy, tell us how you really feel.

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a class action lawsuit against the W. Ross macdonald school? yes, it’s true.

GDB adventures podcast, episode 3, May 7, 2012, juno walk, we meet cleveland, and more!

stickbear — Tue, 08 May 2012 03:11:51 +0000

and here we are again!
On this edition.

a Juno walk
tour the dorm room
meeting cleveland my new furry companion
working on basic sit/down/stay commands, and our first guide route!

Please
download and enjoy this podcast!
See you on the next edition, where we’ll be in portland!