Re: [AI] Need info to learn French
hi rohan, for french, in Mumbai, Pune or Delhi and many other major cities the alliance francaise would be a good and infact the only effective option for french. for german, in Mumbai there is an institute run at the Max Meuller Bhuvan near Colaba. regards, Muffi - Original Message - From: "Rohan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Access India" Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 8:42 PM Subject: [AI] Need info to learn French > Dear Friends, > >Kindly throw some light with regard to learn french or any other > foreign language. If someone >would like to persue his or her future in this then which are the > institutes to start the course >and where can he use this foreign language after doing the course. > >Help would be appreciated. > >Rohan. > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] New York Times Article
thankx for the attachment, but it wont open on the list, will it? you could ask permission and ensure everyone gets to read the article. - Original Message - From: "Pamnani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 12:16 PM Subject: [AI] New York Times Article Kanchan Pamnani Advocate & Solicitor 9, Suleman Chambers, Battery Street, Colaba, Mumbai - 400 039. > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] Braille watches are real ones
friend, the chances are that titan would not consider this range of products leveraging enough to spend on advertising. Also, odds are that in a few days one will see an article in one or the other magazine, news paper or some media. may be it is a pilot project that they dont want to publicize yet? it is just braille watches which would interest a very small section of people from the market place stand point. may be, they don't see this as a giant step at all. - Original Message - From: "Vidya" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 11:37 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Braille watches are real ones > It's strange that Titan would not announce this giant step on any of the > media. Firms would jump to take credits for corporate social > responsibility > even without doing anything, but nothing from Titan despite this major > step? > > For all I know, Titan has done nothing of the sort. Now who is fooling > whom > is would be a thing to know. There may be a fake Titan, with altered > spellings like "tighten" and they are selling watches imported from other > countries as some of the countries sell specialized equipments at very > subsidized rates. > Or second possibility is that your sources are not correct. > > - Original Message - > From: "ashik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Access India" > Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 1:24 PM > Subject: [AI] Braille watches are real ones > > >>Dear Members, >> >> Two of my friends have purchased such watches and they are on their >> wrists. One of them found it in the show-room in Vadodara, and another >> found it in the show-room in Rajkot in Gujarat. The Rajkot wala friend >> got >> it from the show-room near Trikon Baagh. They are in two shapes: round >> and >> square. They haven't produced watches for women, unfortunately. Please >> note that the watches will be available with the main dealer only, not >> with the sub-dealers. There is not facility for alarm. >> Ashik Hirani >> To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
[AI] laptop with OS and JAWS
friends, i wish to consult the list upon the here below given considerations if one intends to buy a laptop. 1. whether it is advisable to buy a laptop with Vista OS loaded or Blank without a OS and load win xp on it. Is anyone using jaws on a laptop with vista and what version of vista would it be? please give your views on it. 2. understanding that i have decided the basic hardware configuration that i shall require, which would be the prefered brand of laptops providing for the best output with jaws? 3. are there any particular parameters that should be considered, which i may have overlooked, while making the decision? warm regards, Muffi. To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] CONFRONTED BY A MOUNTAIN
if there could be a way by which the described film could be featured in a cinema hall open to all and jointly afforded by viewers at each city it would be an idea to be considered by all our AI members. - Original Message - From: "Sanjay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 10:35 PM Subject: [AI] CONFRONTED BY A MOUNTAIN > CONFRONTED BY A MOUNTAIN > by Ronald E. Milliman > > What does a blind person do when confronted by a mountain? For Erik > Weihenmayer, the answer is very simple: "You just climb it!" Erik lost his > sight at > age 13, but with the support of his parents, he has become the first, and > only, blind person to scale the highest mountains on all seven continents. > In > 1985, Erik learned to climb at a summer camp for the blind, and he has > been > climbing ever since. > > In 1995, Erik reached the peak of Denali (Mount McKinley) in Alaska, and > in > 1996, he scaled the top of California's El Capitan. Then, in 1997, he > accomplished > the greatest feat of all by getting married to his wife, Ellen Reeve, on > Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania! Later, in 1997, Erik reached the zenith of > Mount > Kilimanjaro. He climbed to the peak of Argentina's Aconcagua in 1999 and > to > the top of Canada's Polar Circus in 2000. Later that same year, he > conquered > Nepal's Ama Dablam as a part of his training for the Everest climb. In > March > 2001, Erik began his Mount Everest expedition and completed that feat of > topping > Mount Everest on May 25. He tackled and conquered Russia's Mount Elbrus in > 2002, and later that same year, he scaled Australia's Mount Kosciusko. > More > recently, in 2006, he went to Africa to complete an expedition that took > him > and his mountain- climbing team to the top of 17,300-foot Mount Kenya. > > Recently, I had the pleasure of interviewing Erik about his latest > excursion > to Tibet where he and a group of six blind teenagers scaled Mount Everest. > They climbed to a height of over 21,000 feet. The accomplishment is > captured > by his latest documentary, "BlindSight." The movie is set against the > breathtaking > backdrop of the Himalayas, and follows the riveting adventure of Erik, his > team of specialists, and six Tibetan teens who set out to climb the > 23,000-foot > Lhakpa Ri on the north side of Mount Everest. The movie fully describes > how > Erik and his team went to Tibet to visit a school for the blind and > recruited > a group of six teenagers who wanted, and were willing, to attempt to scale > Mount Everest with Erik's tutelage. > > "BlindSight" was released last month and is fully audio described. I had > the > pleasure of previewing the movie and found it fascinating. It reveals how > Erik > was invited to the school for the blind in Tibet by the school's students > and creator, Sabriye Tenberken, who is also a blind educator. Sabriye is > from > Germany, where she tried to join Germany's equivalent of the Peace Corps > when she turned 18, and was rejected because of her blindness. She > migrated > on > her own from Germany to Tibet, where she went from village to village > locating blind children. She then established a school for the blind, and > taught > them how to read and write braille. > > The movie delineates the extraordinary challenges and tribulations faced > by > the six teens, including how one of them had been sold by his parents to > become > a beggar on the streets and eventually ended up at the Tibetan school for > the blind. Believed by many Tibetans to be possessed by demons, the blind > children > are shunned by their relatives and villagers, and generally rejected by > the > society in which they live. "BlindSight" depicts how these six teenagers > are, > literally, rescued by Sabriye Tenberken, and shown how to achieve their > tallest challenges by Erik and his team of expert mountain climbers. > > Climbing tall mountains isn't the only thing Erik does. He is also a > long-distance cyclist, skydiver, accomplished snow skier, a marathon > runner, > former > middle-school teacher, wrestling coach, and author of two books. His > mountain-climbing adventures are also featured in another documentary, > "Farther than > the Eye Can See" (2003). > > I urge you to make an effort to see this movie. I believe you will enjoy > it > as much as I did, especially since it is audio-described. Watch for it in > your > area, and if there is a theater near you that has descriptive audio > capability, contact them and ask if they will show the movie. This could > also be an > excellent documentary for universities and colleges to show as a part of > their various diversity programs. Theaters interested in showing this > movie > should > contact Richard Abramowitz at (914) 273-9545 or e-mail him at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the
Re: [AI] How can we do aerobic exercise ?
hello sudhir, no form of exercise is out of bounds for us. i completely disagree, as i have been going to the gym for more than 6 years and cant fathom a life with no phisical exercise. yes, cardio-vascular activity is a must for the body and being blind does have a few shortcomings with regard to which form of such activity one can undertake. however, the forms most appropriate would be running, jogging and walking etc on a tread mill, besides which one can pursue something called spinning on a stationary cycle, swimming, aqua aerobics, vibro-training skipping and free hand weights exercise. several forms of aerobics are quite workable as are several forms of power yoga. the perhaps risky forms would be to jog or run on a sidewalk in open air outdoors, marshall arts or high vigour activities such as fast dancing etc. such exercises have a slight risk of making the performer dizzy with motion and therefore disoriented. certainly, a tread mill is safe and a blind person just has to orient himself with the controls and pace of the movement of the belt. also, there are safety clips on many machines which can be worn on the person of the user and while using the machine if any unfor seen slip happens the clip will snap, stopping the tread mill immediately. personally, i advise that to do any such activity one must go to the gym as opposed to trying to stay home and do it yourself. going to the gym will give you the advantages of cross training with many more machines, all of which you might not afford to buy and bring home. if u went to the gym you would be able to proportionately use the facility to alternate between the various cross training programs, have someone constantly monitor your progress as well as your performance and your accuracy at maintaining your form. workouts alongside with other members in itself is a motivator and it will keep u at it.plus, just let your imagination tell you other social advantages you will have with such a venture! smile!! might you consider a healthy diet? well, i know it may not be a most practical suggestion with our given lifestyles, but thoda control kar lo yaar!! have a happy and a hazard free holi! muffi. - Original Message - From: "Sudhir R (NeSTIT)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 11:16 AM Subject: [AI] How can we do aerobic exercise ? > Hi folks ! > > With the kind permission of our beloved moderator, I would like to pose a > few, non-techy queries to the list. > > We are advised to do aerobic exercises, viz. exercises like walking, > jogging, swimming etc where the heart also exercises along with other > parts of the body, to keep our body parameters like BP, blood sugar, > cholesterol etc in check. Being visually challenged and > mobility-impaired, most of the recommended exercises are out of bounds for > me and, may be, most of us. > > So, how do you people keep in shape ? > > Do any of you use tread mills ? If so, are they safe for us ? What > additional safety features do we have to look for while buying a TM ? > What other alternatives are there ? (Recently, I came across a strange new > exercising machine that costs just Rs 7500 where one can lie on one's back > and keep the feet on its pedals that then move on electric power. Pl see > morningwalker.com for more details.) > > Please share your valuable experiences in remaining healthy with our > disability. Being on the wrong side of forty and with a sedentary yet > stressful IT job, I look forward to your valuable inputs for keeping my > body and soul together. (smile) > > Happy Holi and thanks... > > Rgds > > RS > M: 98 472 76 126 > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] To hell with disability
I wonder who wrote this article. it would be, kind of, aggressive, arrogant and completely over siting one's own limitations. personally, I am not this sort of a person and thus, my perception of the situation would differ. but none the same it made some good reading and fed me with another way to look at things. perhaps its suitable for the author but it still cant be generalized. h! or such is what I think. Smiles!! muffi. - Original Message - From: "Subramani L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 11:49 AM Subject: [AI] To hell with disability > [SCI-India] Digest Number 1062 > > "Navin Gulia" > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Tue Mar 4, 2008 1:22 am (PST) > > To hell with disability > > I remember I started running every morning and playing football when I > was in 3rd grade, boxing when I was in 7th grade and athletics when I > was in 9th > grade. Running in the morning mist, chill, biting cold of peak winters > or running through the countryside in scorching sun or in the pouring > rain or running > up a mountain, I loved it, I cherished it, I savoured it. > > One fine day I was trying to inch my wheelchair along the hospital > corridor smelling of dettol and phenyl. Partially working hands, aching > muscles, hurting > thumb, it was only a task/job. I didn't dislike it. My wheelchair and me > are buddies, I have loved being in it. Together we took on the world and > everything > it had to offer. If a person on two legs passes by I really don't Gape > at him but when I go in a crowd a few poor leggies gape as if they are > just witnessing > an alien invasion of planet earth (not that aliens would really surprise > me) and I do pray that God should give these poor people some excitement > in their > lives so that they have something better to gape at. > > People have two legs and cannot even maintain any decent physical > fitness are bothered about a guy flying around in a wheelchair, having a > ball of a time. > Laughable. > > At 22 I was in the army. In a wheelchair I went to college, flirted with > girls, fell in love a few times, had a few heartbreaks, jobs, bread and > butter, > adventure sports. A few mountains to climb, a few oceans to swim and a > few jungles and deserts to explore. how the hell could life have been > any better. > > A lot of people, patients, doctors and scientists, are obsessed with > finding a cure for SCI (Spinal Cord Injuries). I don't know, I find it a > very dumb > and dull topic. Here the world and people are suffering from extremism, > terrorism, frustrationism, emptyism, depressionism, purposelessism etc > and here > we are bothered about a certain physical injury called SCI. I think > people should desperately need a cure from many other things and > attitudes before even > bothering about a cure for SCI. > > If you/society wants me to be weak so that they can empathise with me, > sympathise with me, pityise with me, sorry you are at the wrong place, I > am not going > to oblige. If you/the society is looking for an opportunity to show > empathy, sympathy or pity, so that you can feel great inside, to hell > with you. I show > you empathy, sympathy and pity. > > A drunk person who was finding it difficult to walk straight said to me > sometime back 'I will pray for you' and I immediately said 'and I will > pray for > you (that God gives you some sense)'. Although I know God doesn't give > you anything. He has already given you the ability to be sensible, If > you still > choose not to be sensible, he is not to blame. I am rude, I am straight, > I am a bully, I would love to get in the middle of a bunch of sleeping > Lions and > kick the air out of them. A friend for friends and a tearing tiger for > those who ask for it, that's me. Now that we are over with the > introduction, let > us talk business. "I am not decent/ gentlemanly with problems/obstacles > in my life. I kick them out of my way." > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] A tribute to Baba Amte
beautifully depicted by the author of the article.. made very nice reading! - Original Message - From: "Rajesh Asudani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 12:43 PM Subject: [AI] A tribute to Baba Amte > SPACES OF CHANGE > > Living with dignity > > > NEETA > DESHPANDE > > Beyond rejection by relatives, friends and society, to rebuild > one's life and a community based on hard work and dignity - that's the > essence > of Amte's Anandwan. > > > > > Photo: PTI Hope and refuge: > Baba Amte. > > > > > >The incredible story of Anandwan, > an expansive, cooperative town of 2,000 leprosy-afflicted and disabled > residents, > began one rainy night. While returning home, Murlidhar Devidas Amte - > better known as the humanitarian crusader Baba Amte - ; came across what > seemed to > be a bundle on the side of the road. When he took a closer look, Amte, to > his horror, encountered a man in the last stages of leprosy. He saw a > rotting > mass of human flesh without fingers and toes, with holes, sores and worms > in place of a nose and eyes. Horrified and afraid, he ran home. But he > could > not live with himself. To overcome the fear he had experienced, he > resolved to work with the leprosy-afflicted, a life-changing decision that > laid the > seeds for his future course of action. > > In 1951, on 50 acres of stony wasteland inhabited by wild animals near > Warora in north-eastern Maharashtra, Amte along with his wife Sadhana and > six patients > crippled by leprosy, started building Anandwan, a leprosarium and farm > where those shunned by their families and society could live and work with > dignity. > Among the first tasks, Amte and his companions with deformed hands and > feet, built shelters and dug a well which took almost two months. In three > years' > time, Anandwan grew to a community of 60 people building a new life > together. Agriculture, the mainstay of Anandwan's economy, developed > gradually, along > with its diverse endeavours. > > Impressive growth > > Today, Anandwan sprawls across 175 hectares, encompassing hospitals for > the treatment, training and rehabilitation of leprosy patients, schools > for the > leprosy-afflicted, blind, deaf-mute and handicapped and a home for the > leprosy-afflicted old. It boasts of 120 hectares of agricultural land and > vocational > training centres for disabled youth and rural school and college dropouts. > It also includes a home for senior citizens, a community nursery for > orphans > and the children of those with leprosy, and housing for some 2,000 > residents, among various other endeavours. These varied activities at > Anandwan are carried > out by the leprosy-afflicted and disabled themselves. More than five > decades of hard, laborious work has created this "grove of joy" which > offers opportunities > to live a life of dignity to its residents. > > During my visit to Anandwan, I watch a partially blind man named Govind > weaving a handloom mat. The task demands craftsmanship, patience and > attention to > detail. Govind progresses extremely slowly but with confidence. A visitor > comments, "He can't see a thing so I don't know how he weaves." At > Anandwan, > countless such persons with disabilities are trained in trades ranging > from carpet making to carpentry, handloom weaving to electrical work, > tailoring > to repairing air conditioners. The rehabilitated members of Anandwan's > community produce a diverse range of products including cloth and carpets, > leather > products and metal furniture, coolers and bicycles. In a country where the > disabled are usually sighted begging on the streets or in trains in > miserable > conditions without any dignity, Amte's creative response - "Work builds, > charity destroys" - comes alive in the vocational training centres here. > > Through the years, Anandwan has been home to many remarkable individuals > who have overcome enormous odds to rebuild their lives fruitfully, > utilising the > opportunities provided here. > > Courageous lives > > Eighty-three-year-old Bansilalji is one such individual. A long-time > colleague of Amte, Bansilalji talks of the devastating discrimination he > faced when > afflicted by leprosy. "Anywhere in the world," he tells me emphatically, > "once you have leprosy, you have no father, no mother, no brother, no > relatives. > No one loves you." With a smile on his wrinkled face, he is rational and > understanding about the absolute rejection he faced from his near and dear > ones. > They were very afraid of getting infected, he tells me. They were > illiterate and believed that leprosy could not be cured, he reasons > further. People from > his village, including his own relatives, would refuse to visit his house > and
Re: [AI] Motivation tips
lovely, it would b nice to get motivational tips, but would the list allow it? there is always a hue and cry about something or the other on the list. if such controversy won't arise then please do continue sending! or then u may feel free to send such messages to my direct id. regards, muffi. - Original Message - From: "Vinod Asudani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 4:06 PM Subject: [AI] Motivation tips > Hello friends, > I will be sending you some motivation tips from time to time. Here you can > find the first tip. > You can be as old as your doubts or as young as your dreams. > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] An apology and a request to the list members.
i think one can already see the effort in his apology, to improve. nice! lets make this more of an exchange learning platform, please, not a plainly criticising one. i am , myself learning as we go forward from all the members. hope to be able to continue doing so! smiles!! muffi. - Original Message - From: "govind reddy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 2:55 PM Subject: [AI] An apology and a request to the list members. > Dear friends, I thank all my well wishers for your valuable advices > and suggestions, > but our suggestions and encouragement should not criticise the > experienced members. > I never wanted to disturb the harmony prevailed on this list. > I would request all the members to forget the issue of my writing, > from today I'll asure you my mails with out mistakes. > Many thanks. > Regards > Govind. > M: 09959392651. > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] Did you hear the one about the computer with a sense of humour?
that article is not at all funny!! i think i will add a tickle or two to it!! it is so long that i almost fell asleep trying to understand the technical study involved!! no offense meant to the sender please!! ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! - Original Message - From: "Sanjay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 1:05 PM Subject: [AI] Did you hear the one about the computer with a sense of humour? > The article below is pasted from New Scientist Nov. 24. > Did you hear the one about the computer with a sense of > humour?; A physicist has proposed a model explaining > how information processing in the brain leads to humour > - and it could herald computers able to tell jokes > > Mark Buchanan > > DID you hear the one about the computer with a sense of humour? > Didn't think so. Computers can do many things, but stand-up > comedy is not one of them. Yet the idea that computers can be > witty might not be all that far-fetched. Perhaps machines need > not be conscious to understand humour, and even to invent and > tell jokes. > > Physicist Igor Suslov of the Kapitza Institute for Physical > Problems in Moscow, Russia, has designed a computer model which > he says explains the evolution of humour. Our ability to > experience humour, he suggests, ultimately depends on quirks in > how the brain handles information. > > As a student, Suslov performed in the university theatre. "We > didn't have much time to write our plays," he recalls. "I began > to wonder if it might be possible to create jokes more or less > automatically." He didn't work out how back then, but he never > forgot the problem. Now he thinks he sees at least the broad > outline of how humour works and why it evolved in the first place. > > Verbal jokes, Suslov suggests, work by drawing the mind into > error. It first settles on one meaning, and then has to correct > itself and see another. Take this joke, for example: > > Father (reprovingly): "Do you know what happens to liars when they > die?" > > Johnny: "Yes sir, they lie still." > > The wit of the line comes from the way the brain pirouettes to > interpret "lie" in two different ways. This kind of error, Suslov > argues, is at the root of most humour, and stems from a > fundamental difficulty the brain faces when trying to interpret > incoming data. Whether it's words, sounds or visual images, the > brain has to link incoming information to patterns it knows from > experience. Much of this process takes place unconsciously. Only > when the brain settles on an interpretation for a chunk of data > does it send that interpretation into consciousness, where it > might prompt action. > > As Suslov points out, however, to make rapid decisions, the brain > often has to settle quickly on an interpretation without enough > information to be sure it is the correct one. Yet it must also > remain ready to take advantage of further data streaming in, > which may lead to a better interpretation. Consequently, he says, > there's just no way a well-functioning brain can entirely avoid > making these errors of interpretation. "The nature of the > processing algorithm makes mistakes inevitable." > > And that, he claims, also makes humour inevitable. He argues that > humour is the brain's way of dealing with such errors: a rapid > emotional response makes us aware of a mistake, and brings new > information into consciousness especially swiftly. "Its > biological function," says Suslov, "is to make brain operations > more efficient." We laugh as the brain squirms its way out of a > contradictory state. > > Suslov hasn't yet made a computer that laughs, but he has proposed > a specific computational model, based on a neural network, that > would mimic the information processing he describes, and > necessarily be prone to the same recognition errors > (www.arxiv.org/abs/0711.2058 ). Ultimately, he suggests, there > may be no reason why we won't be able to program computers to > tell and understand jokes . > > The idea is consistent with what we know about the brain, says > neuroscientist Peter Latham of University College London, but it > is not clear from Suslov's work why it should be humour that is > linked to the processing difficulty he describes. "There are lots > of positive emotions that might play the required role," he says. > And why, he wonders, if humour evolved to solve an internal > processing problem, does it involve an outward physical display, > such as laughter, that others can see? > > That characteristic of the humour response, according to biologist > David Sloan Wilson of Binghamton University in New York, suggests > it probably evolved in connection with social interactions. Human > laughter, he points out, appears to be closely linked to similar > behaviour that has important social roles for our primate > relatives. During social play, such as tickling and chasing, many > primate species display a particular facial expression, a "p
Re: [AI] Using spoons, forks, knives and other such cutleries
yes, simplicity is certainly sofistication. but, is not simplicity a subjective matter? this subject is extremely important to b discussed and all views need to b understood. it is only going to help us better evolve - Original Message - From: "Shadab Husain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 11:02 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Using spoons, forks, knives and other such cutleries Dear Friends - I think that, if others do not like our manner of eating, then they are not for friendship. Those who make fun are, actually themselves to be funned at, and I pity them. I presume, nobody will care a toss to know my awkward views, but I must timidly key that, any sort of relationship should not be based on our outward appearance. We lie to our souls when we try to impress others by hiding behind the smokescreen of the newfangled outlook. You cannot run from your nature. These eating items are, in my view, not even worth a penny, even then people give huge sums to eat them. And this extravaganza is utterly astounding. We can eat clean and healthy food at a very cheap rate if we prepare it ourselves. We will save money, and by that money, we can help many visually challenged students or other needy persons to overcoming their problems. Acceptably, it is necessary that we should no the correct manner of eating - but noodles, pizzas etc. do not require the correct manner of eating! I feel no need of adding that how harmful is garbage for health. It is really our idiocy to imitate absurdism like boastful oafs. I do not allude to our AI friends, because they are working at such jobs that following this culture nearly becomes a norm. I will simply add, once Mr Subramani wrote to me "creativity is good but it shouldn't cross the limits of simplicity." Sir, I will apply the same rule here: modernism is necessary, but it shouldn't cross the limit of simplicity. Simplicity is sophistication. I am deeply honored that I wrote to Access India - it is the nicest thing I did for long, so thank you very much, with best wishes, Shadab Husain Get the freedom to save as many mails as you wish. To know how, go to http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] A treat for visually challenged children
no doubt the event is genuine. but the point other listers are trying is not one to ignore. despite the interaction of this sort with the special needs kids, the upper echelon will do nothing to contribute effectively. - Original Message - From: "Dinesh Kaushal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 11:14 AM Subject: Re: [AI] A treat for visually challenged children >I don't think there is any harm in such activities, if children from >schools > in general are sent to similar events, then why not special children? > > This seems to me very genuin event. > > Regards > Dinesh Kaushal > > blog at > dineshkaushal.blogspot.com > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sudhir R > (NeSTIT) > Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:52 AM > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > Subject: Re: [AI] A treat for visually challenged children > > You are right there, Vetri. But, why just blame the political class ? > Physically challenged, especially the visually challenged, are the > favourite > "hug and kiss" targets for celebrities too, who find it create excellent > photo ops. Unfortunately, our so-called NGOs and media walk straight into > their ensnaring web and waste their time and column centimetres with such > hyped up reaching out gestures. Sickening. > > RS > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Vetrivel > Adhimoolam > Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:41 AM > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > Subject: Re: [AI] A treat for visually challenged children > > > Ya. But the problem with these top officials is that they will not > contribute to our genuine development. As long as we remain as their > advertising tools, there will be more of such events. But when we begin to > assert our voices, then we become the unwanted citizens of this country. > That's the attitude of present politicians towards physically challenged > in > general and visually challenged in particular. > > Vetri. > - Original Message - > From: renuka warriar > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 11:59 PM > Subject: [AI] A treat for visually challenged children > > > Date:12/12/2007 URL: > http://www.thehindu.com/2007/12/12/stories/2007121262231700.htm > > National > > A treat for visually challenged children > > Antara Das > > - Photo: SUSHANTA PATRONOBISH > > Affectionate touch: West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi shows > visually > handicapped children around in the Raj Bhavan gardens in Kolkata on > Tuesday. > > Kolkata: As the evening chill set in on Tuesday on the sprawling gardens > of > the Raj Bhavan here, another world seemed suddenly possible, at least for > the > visually challenged children who had gathered there to soak in the > fragrance > > of the various flowers blooming on the lawns. > > Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi had invited the visually handicapped and > street > > children, belonging to the Voice of World and Future Hope organisations, > to > experience and appreciate the fragrance of the flowers, especially that of > Cestrum Nocturnum, commonly known as 'Raat ki rani' or 'Hasnuhana' that > casts > its enchanting smell in the evening when it blooms. > > Mr. Gandhi showed the children around, describing in detail how the > flowers > looked. > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with > > the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please > > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with > the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with > the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] Fw: CSR Bluetooth enabled MP3 player design forlowcostdifferentiation
hello harish, i did check the contact page on their site. they have a section on asia and have contact details of several outlets in asia, but they have given no mumbai office contact. they did, however, have a company which has its headoffice in singapore and perhaps channel partners in India. i went on to their web site and found their mumbai office number but no one in that office seems to be in a position to help with this regard. infact no one even seemed to know what CSR products are! you seem to be sure that an office of this firm is posted here. could you tell me how to get their telephone contact? thanks, muffi - Original Message - From: "Harish Kotian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 10:58 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Fw: CSR Bluetooth enabled MP3 player design forlowcostdifferentiation > Hi Mufi > They do have an office at Mumbai. Go to their contact link and you will > get > address of their offices in India. Unfortunately, they don't have it at > Hyderabad. > Harish. > > ----- Original Message - > From: "mufazal munshi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 1:29 PM > Subject: Re: [AI] Fw: CSR Bluetooth enabled MP3 player design for > lowcostdifferentiation > > >> hi there list, >> could someone please throw some light on the underwritten article to >> inform >> me if this is an MP3 player device or simply a pair of wireless >> headphones? >> i tried to get sighted help on this confusion and was told that it was a >> pair of head phones. please clarify. >> >> also, if there is an office in India of this company, could there b a way >> to >> find its contact here in india? i checked the website and could not trace >> any contact link. >> >> - Original Message - >> From: "Pradeep banakar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: >> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 10:35 AM >> Subject: [AI] Fw: CSR Bluetooth enabled MP3 player design for low >> costdifferentiation >> >> >>> >>> - Original Message - >>> From: "BlindNews Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 7:57 PM >>> Subject: CSR Bluetooth enabled MP3 player design for low cost >>> differentiation >>> >>> >>>> AD-Hoc-News, Germany >>>> Monday, November 19, 2007 >>>> >>>> CSR Bluetooth enabled MP3 player design for low cost differentiation >>>> >>>> By Press Release >>>> >>>> Extract: "CSR's BlueCore Player is also available with audio menu >>>> navigation to run through the tracks, artist names and playback modes >>>> without the need for a screen and thus reducing the BOM costs further. >>>> This function utilises the latest Text to Speech (TTS) technology >>>> running >>>> in the on-chip DSP. " >>>> >>>> Photo ref: PEM4780 >>>> To download: http://www.csr.com/images/hires/pem4780.jpg >>>> >>>> CSR today announced the launch of BlueCore Player, the world's lowest >>>> cost >>>> Bluetooth enabled MP3 player with an electronic bill of materials >>>> (eBOM) >>>> of less than $10. Designed for listening to music without cumbersome >>>> wires, or for sharing music by streaming to two headsets >>>> simultaneously, >>>> BlueCore Player also enables direct streaming of MP3 files to reduce >>>> power >>>> consumption. BlueCore Player is based on CSR?s market leading >>>> BlueCore5-Multimedia silicon with embedded DSP coprocessor and 16-bit >>>> stereo codec to ensure the high quality stereo sound. >>>> >>>> As well as including full gerbers, software and circuit diagrams, the >>>> BlueCore Player example design includes all the hardware needed for a >>>> superior MP3 player in a space that is less than 45x60mm. It supports >>>> the >>>> Bluetooth Audio Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP) to control stop >>>> and >>>> start playback and volume control, and the Advanced Audio Distribution >>>> Profile (A2DP) for high quality audio streaming. Also included in the >>>> eBOM >>>> is an OLED colour display, supporting both Asian and Arabic fonts, >>>> lithium >>>> battery with on-chip charger and mini USB charger connector which >>>> supports >>>> more tha
Re: [AI] Fw: CSR Bluetooth enabled MP3 player design for low costdifferentiation
hi there list, could someone please throw some light on the underwritten article to inform me if this is an MP3 player device or simply a pair of wireless headphones? i tried to get sighted help on this confusion and was told that it was a pair of head phones. please clarify. also, if there is an office in India of this company, could there b a way to find its contact here in india? i checked the website and could not trace any contact link. - Original Message - From: "Pradeep banakar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 10:35 AM Subject: [AI] Fw: CSR Bluetooth enabled MP3 player design for low costdifferentiation > > - Original Message - > From: "BlindNews Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 7:57 PM > Subject: CSR Bluetooth enabled MP3 player design for low cost > differentiation > > >> AD-Hoc-News, Germany >> Monday, November 19, 2007 >> >> CSR Bluetooth enabled MP3 player design for low cost differentiation >> >> By Press Release >> >> Extract: "CSR's BlueCore Player is also available with audio menu >> navigation to run through the tracks, artist names and playback modes >> without the need for a screen and thus reducing the BOM costs further. >> This function utilises the latest Text to Speech (TTS) technology running >> in the on-chip DSP. " >> >> Photo ref: PEM4780 >> To download: http://www.csr.com/images/hires/pem4780.jpg >> >> CSR today announced the launch of BlueCore Player, the world's lowest >> cost >> Bluetooth enabled MP3 player with an electronic bill of materials (eBOM) >> of less than $10. Designed for listening to music without cumbersome >> wires, or for sharing music by streaming to two headsets simultaneously, >> BlueCore Player also enables direct streaming of MP3 files to reduce >> power >> consumption. BlueCore Player is based on CSR?s market leading >> BlueCore5-Multimedia silicon with embedded DSP coprocessor and 16-bit >> stereo codec to ensure the high quality stereo sound. >> >> As well as including full gerbers, software and circuit diagrams, the >> BlueCore Player example design includes all the hardware needed for a >> superior MP3 player in a space that is less than 45x60mm. It supports the >> Bluetooth Audio Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP) to control stop and >> start playback and volume control, and the Advanced Audio Distribution >> Profile (A2DP) for high quality audio streaming. Also included in the >> eBOM >> is an OLED colour display, supporting both Asian and Arabic fonts, >> lithium >> battery with on-chip charger and mini USB charger connector which >> supports >> more than 14 hours of playback. >> >> CSR's BlueCore Player is also available with audio menu navigation to run >> through the tracks, artist names and playback modes without the need for >> a >> screen and thus reducing the BOM costs further. This function utilises >> the >> latest Text to Speech (TTS) technology running in the on-chip DSP. >> >> BlueCore Player is based on CSR?s BlueCore5-Multimedia External silicon, >> integrating the 64MIPS DSP and interfaced with 32Mbit of external flash >> memory it supports enhanced audio applications and different language >> fonts. BlueCore5-Multimedia External is Bluetooth v2.1 ready and also >> supports v2.0+EDR of the Bluetooth specification. >> >> Tracy Hopkins, Vice President of CSR's Consumer Business Unit, commented. >> The low cost end of the MP3 player market is very competitive; that is >> why >> it is absolutely critical for designers to be able to differentiate their >> products and Add value, without adding cost. Bluetooth functionality is a >> clear differentiator for MP3 players and is a feature that consumers are >> demanding. >> Hopkins continued, "Our philosophy is to make it simple for designers to >> be able to bring competitive products to market as quickly as possible >> and, using BlueCore Player, OEMs and ODMs can have a low cost Bluetooth >> enabled MP3 player on the shelves in a matter of weeks." >> >> BlueCore Player joins a stable of CSR example designs which also includes >> internet radios, VoWiFi handsets, stereo headsets, in-car Bluetooth >> systems and WiFi enabled Mobile handsets. >> >> About CSR >> >> CSR is the leading global provider of personal wireless technology and >> its >> product Portfolio covers Bluetooth, GPS, FM receivers and Wi-Fi >> (IEEE802.11). CSR offers developed hardware/software solutions, based >> around its silicon platforms, that incorporate fully integrated radio, >> baseband and microcontroller elements. >> >> CSR's customers include industry leaders such as Apple, Dell, LG, >> Motorola, NEC, Nokia, Panasonic, RIM, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, TomTom and >> Toshiba. CSR has its headquarters and offices in Cambridge, UK, and >> offices in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, India, France, Denmark, Sweden >> and >> both Dallas and Detroit in the USA. >> >> More information can be found at www.cs
Re: [AI] does hibernation harm the laptop?
i too, put my lap top on stand by mode frequently... but that does not seem like a good idea to do for a long period of time jaws and all other software misbehave after i reboot from such a stand by mode over a length of time. muffi. - Original Message - From: "Abdul Razique Khan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 3:55 PM Subject: [AI] does hibernation harm the laptop? > Hello list members, > Could anyone please tell me whether or not regular hibernation of laptops > harm the system? I usually hibernate my laptop instead of shutting it > down. > > Expecting suggestions, > Abdul > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] Audio book
dinesh, what is power iso? is it an inbuilt addition in a power dvd software? would one have to download it separately?smile! regards, muffi. - Original Message - From: "Dinesh Kaushal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 1:25 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Audio book > You can use power ISO > > > > Regards > Dinesh Kaushal > > blog at > dineshkaushal.blogspot.com > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rajesh > Asudani > Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 1:17 PM > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > Subject: Re: [AI] Audio book > > hello > > The book is in .da format, hwich is said to be unknown file type by my OS. > > Before downloading such a big file, but beautiful book, I would like to > know > how we would be able to listen to it. > > Rajesh > - Original Message - > From: "Arya" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 7:14 AM > Subject: [AI] Audio book > > >> Hello Friends , >> Here is a audio book for download. >> Hope you will enjoy. >> >> Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist.daa (154 MB), >> >> Description: Audio book, 154 MB >> >> You can use the following link to retrieve your file: >> >> http://www.sendspace.com/file/avdgqw >> >> Have a happy downloading . >> With Cheers. >> In a day, when you don't come across any problems, -you can be sure that >> you are travelling in the wrong path -. . >> SWAMI - VIVEKANANDHA . >> To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with > the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
[AI] convert ms word to xl
hello people, i have a file in ms word which contains one large non uniform table. i would like to open this file in xl. how may i do this? regards, Muffi. To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] Fw: "A suitable boy."book uploaded.
hey ashish, i tried to download the book at least half a dozen times. but could not manage it. there is a constant error. please check and inform the list of how i can go about it - Original Message - From: "ashish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 11:30 AM Subject: [AI] Fw: "A suitable boy."book uploaded. > hello friends, due to size of the book, it has been uploaded in zip > format, > take care, regards, ashish > - Original Message - > From: "ashish rohtagi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 6:29 AM > Subject: "A suitable boy."book uploaded. > > >>Hello!!! >> Any one Who requested me for this book >> "Seth, Vikram - A suitable boy.txt" >> can go ahead and down load this book from my site that is, >> >> >> http://www.ashishrohtagi.org >> >> >> you can find it in the e books section. >> Under the link here is your requested book. >> Do remember that only request sent to me by the feed back form of my site >> will be entertained. all the others request will be ignored. >> Hope this helps. >> many thanks >> Have a great day! >> regards >> ashish. > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] Govt. plans insurance scheme for disabled
there is no specific mention for the scheme being in place for the blind. however, i presume it will b applicable? smile! muffi. - Original Message - From: "Sameer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Access India" Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 8:13 PM Subject: [AI] Govt. plans insurance scheme for disabled > > > Govt plans insurance scheme for disabled > > Sreelatha Menon / New Delhi September 14, 2007 > > May implement the Rs 2,400 crore programme this fiscal. > > > > While the social security Bill for the unorganized sector may take a long > time in becoming a reality, the disabled in the country may get their own > insurance > > scheme funded by a unique corpus soon. > > > > The disabled who have been denied insurance cover by companies all these > years stand to get insurance as a right once the scheme is in place this > year. > > The source of the funding of the insurance scheme is also unique. > > > > It is to be funded through a Rs 2400 crore corpus that has accrued to the > Ministry for Social Justice and Empowerment from public sector banks. > > > > These banks, which had made a profit while rounding off their accounts, > had > been asked by the Supreme Court to spend the money for public good > specifically > > for the disabled after a PIL three years ago. > > > > The ministry, which has started receiving the money, plans to implement > the > insurance scheme in this financial year using the funds. > > > > Interest from this corpus would be used for various disability welfare > schemes and the insurance scheme will benefit from this fund, officials > said. > > > > The National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, > Mental retardation and Multiple disabilities and the Chief Commissioner > for > Persons > > with Disabilities are working out the social security cum insurance cover > with various insurance companies. > > > > A three-member team of experts, including Pradeep Ghosh of the NGO Oasis > Bhopal, Dr T V Ramesh of Insurance brokering firm Alegion in Chennai, and > Shyamala, > > director of Adi (formely Spastic Society of Northern India, has been > working > on the insurance scheme with the actuaries of insurance companies for the > > last four months. > > > > Pradeep Ghosh, one of the experts working out details of the insurance > scheme with actuaries, said it was likely to be implemented on a pilot > basis > in one > > or two districts to begin with and would be spread out to the rest of the > country in phases. Ghosh added that it was a big achievement for the > disabled > > as they had been denied insurance cover by all companies so far. > > > > Ghosh himself an Ashoka social entrepreneur who was formerly with the IT > sector said the insurance companies came forward for a > Governemnt-supported > insurance > > scheme after disability activists and lawyer Colin Gonsalvez threatened > last > year to move the court on the denial of insurance cover to disabled. > > > > Poonam Natarajan Chairperson of the National Trust said that the scheme > was > being processed and she would not be in a position to give details now. > > > > However sources said that the insurance cover would later incorporate > products like endowment policies which would provide pensions to the > disabled. > > > > The two national agencies on disability would be sending a proposal of > demands to the insurance companies and the scheme is likely to be > implemented in > > this financial year, sources said. > > > > Regards > > Sameer Latey > Mumbai, India > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] Banks-Volunteers
i think the idea is a good one. however, i suggest, why create another website for the purpose? why not add such a section to our already existing access india site? smile regards, muffi - Original Message - From: "Dinesh Kaushal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 11:44 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Banks-Volunteers > Just an idea flashed in my mind, that we can get together to create a > website where we put up information about different ATMs. > > Such a web site could describe each screen along with how to activate > various options. > > This could also take in to account the exception conditions. > > And if possible, banks could give their inputs or they could have such a > discription at their website. > > Regards > Dinesh Kaushal > > blog at > dineshkaushal.blogspot.com > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of pamnani > Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 9:03 AM > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > Subject: Re: [AI] Banks-Volunteers > > Rajesh they havent suggested it I have. I need to crack this problem once > and for all. > I am not expecting the volunteer to come with a trusted person. > I need the volunteer who can do it independently. > I will ensure that the volunteer has tried the ATM before putting the > volunteer in front of the RBI. I will also check that there is no touch > screen and I will explain it to the RBI. Please no doubts at this stage. > We > are trying all options. > > No volunteers as yet what happened to everybody on this list? > > Thanks Vetri we might have to use you if the Bombayites fail. > Come on folks I need help and I think the cause needs help. > Kanchan > - Original Message - > From: "Rajesh Asudani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 15:14 > Subject: Re: [AI] Banks-Volunteers > > >> Well, the blind person may operate ATM machines in any one of the >> following >> ways: >> >> 1. Simplest and by far the most common way is to take assistance of >> one's trusted sighted person; 2. By remembering the exact sequence of >> options/menus after being told once by anybody; 3. By listening to >> talking menus/options, in case it is provided; 4. touch screen >> machines without talking features, not operable, but manageable with >> assistance of one's trusted partner. >> >> It would be unfair to usher in a blind volunteer in a new ATM booth, >> not having talking features, without acquainting her/him with sequence >> of menus/options, and concluding that she/he can not operate ATM. >> >> I can comprehend no issue in allowing a blind person use ATM in any >> manner 1, or 2, above, she/he wishes, even if banks may not be >> compelled at this juncture to install talking once. They may, inn all >> fairness, be compelled to install at least one talking ATM machine in >> a wide area, or by any count, not to universalize touch screens. >> >> We must convince bigwigs that no bank takes responsibility for any >> misuse of ATM of any customer, so blindness is immaterial. >> Showing them practically how blind may use ATM, either by remembering >> or by assistance from one's trusted partner, or by listening to >> talking prompting, is tantamount to a move when women were, in the >> beginning, asked to furnish a medical certificate about their fitness >> to operate a typewriter!!! >> Oh, god! Where has the intellect and abstract thinking vanished!! >> >> Rajesh >> >> - Original Message - >> From: "Pamnani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: >> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "K.Ramkrishna" >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 2:06 PM >> Subject: [AI] Banks-Volunteers >> >> >>> Need Help Urgently >>> >>> need 3 Volunteers from Mumbai or volunteers who are willing to come >>> to Mumbai who will demonstrate to the RBI bigwigs that the Visually >>> challenged can and do use A T M. >>> The bank does not matter since all banks have branches close to the R >>> B I in Fort area of Mumbai. >>> My first strategy of sending complaints to the RBI Officials does not >>> seem to have worked fully.Some benefitted but in some cases the >>> banks are adamant they are burying their heads like ostriches and not >>> giving proper answers. None of them say no but none of them are >>> willing to put it in writing because they know that they will be >>> sued. There are currently 2 cases amongst our members which need to >>> be resolved. >>> >>> The plan is to show the R B I officials that we can use ATM therefore >>> they need not fear for our security. >>> Lets see. >>> Kanchan Pamnani >>> Advocate & Solicitor >>> 9, Suleman Chambers, >>> Battery Street, Colaba, >>> Mumbai - 400 039. >>> >>> >>> To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>> >>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >>> please visit t
Re: [AI] Read By Sentence and Paragraph Not Working
dear arup, this happens with some computers and jaws combination. i too face a similar problem quite frequently. there is no standard solution, however, you may consider doing the underwritten: 1. launch the ms word file that you wish to use. 2. then launch another blank or already existing notepad file. 3. move the cursor with this notepad to read and type read what is written inthere. 4. now, toggle back to the ms word file that you wish to work upon and see if the commands mentioned by you work. hope this helps. let the list know if it does. you may have to observe this practice regularly to keep the ms word working efficiently. - Original Message - From: "Arup Chakraborty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 7:46 AM Subject: [AI] Read By Sentence and Paragraph Not Working > Dear friends, > a friend of mine is using Jaws 8. Read by sentence and read by paragraph > is not working in her computer. Using Alt+down arrow and ctrl+down arrow > does not have any effect. And making changes in say all option also does > not work. > Please give your suggestions > > Arup > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] Is IT Or Any Private Sector Employment AnUndesirableOption?
dear Sudhir, your posting is not at all off topic. you have been humble enough in undermining your immense potential and stapling the blue ribbons on all the members of the list. like me, some of us still have a length to go, smile. your recount is inspiring and awakening. you have brought forth a topic that deserves attention just so that no one takes the disabled for a walk. as I wrote in a mail earlier, there is need to make a wider group of companies aware of the abilities of the challenged. Atul is revered by all of us who know him and within his company, as I am sure you would be too. likewise, we have a strong group of us on this group, alone, who can make a difference. if each one of the established members of this community put forth their potential in the form of a well designed presentation, I am sure the audience of various corporate bodies will be mesmerized. permanence and the will to retain the disabled in jobs will arrive with a more accurate understanding of their potential skills and talents. the only ones that can deliver that message are the well placed challenged themselves. so, if we can create a uniform single platform, where we attract the attention of companies that do not yet have an inclusive policy, we will do well to address the issue of equal employment to other able bodied persons. also, for companies like IBM, that already have a policy for disabled employees, only a gentle nudge from a few well wishing agencies etc. would do the needful. I hope this is not wishful thinking. regards, Muffi. - Original Message - From: "Sudhir R (NeSTIT)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 11:00 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Is IT Or Any Private Sector Employment AnUndesirableOption? > Dear Prof Mittal and Shatab, > > I am not a new member of this mailing list as Shatab believes, though, I > largely remain invisible. I have learnt from experience that I have very > little to contribute to and lots to learn from this forum of enlightened > members and hence mostly use it only to get my (often silly and dumb) > doubts answered. (smile) > > I would like to briefly recount why I had to quit the public sector > company I was working in, as it might come in helpful for someone else who > finds himself in a similar predicament. I hope our dear Moderator bears > with me for this largely off-topic posting. > > I worked in FACT Ltd (Kochi, Kerala) for 16 years till the VR in March > 2004. I had risen to the level of Dy Chief Manager in spite of a gradual > deterioration of my vision due to RP and its eventual loss in mid-2001. > Though I was unaware of screen readers and OCR software packages at that > time, I used to work on PCs using the built-in accessibility features or > by giving dictations. I am an engineer by training and my functional > specialisations included marketing (of engineering consultancy services), > corporate planning and training in soft skills. > > Unfortunately, FACT had started making losses from the financial year > 1998-99 and was gradually losing the pre-eminent position it once had as > the biggest company in Kerala. In 2001, the NDA government decided to > disinvest from the company and I started feeling threatened. The reason > for my discomfort was not because I was not a good performer, but, from > the experiences of BALCO disinvestment and Modern Food Industries > disinvestment, I was aware that the incoming private managements took > hostile retrenchment / punitive action against the officers and employees > of the public sector company as soon as the one year non-retrenchment > period agreed to with the government was over. I was aware that the > private managements who were doing due diligence at FACT were more > interested in the 1200 acre of prime real estate the company possessed on > the outskirts of the booming Kochi city and not in reviving the operations > of the company. Consequently, they would be interested in trimming the > workforce to the minimum possible and at such mass upheavals, my > disability could put me squarely on their cross-hairs, my track-record > notwithstanding. > > I discussed the applicability of the PWD Act (with its clause protecting a > person acquiring a disability while in service) with the then CCPD, Dr Uma > Tule and other experts like Dr Bhushan Punani, Javed Abidi etc and the > uniform response I got was that the applicability of the Act to a public > sector unit after disinvestment was a gray area. I might have to start a > legal battle that could prolong forever. Meanwhile, 13 workers of FACT > who had acquired disability through accidents were summarily dismissed by > the Management who were given mandate by the NDA government to cut the > staff strength to the maximum before handing over to the private buyers. > At around the same time, I read in Access India about 4 visually > challenged persons being terminated by GAIL. > > Basic
Re: [AI] Laptop to Desktop
hey there, try using a flash drive or a pen drive or any other removable portable data transfer gadget. it works quite well. muffi - Original Message - From: "Syed Imran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 6:33 PM Subject: [AI] Laptop to Desktop > Hi > > Could anybody tell me what are the ways to transfer the notes written in > the classroom to our home computer? I am using wi-fi enabled HP Compaq > Presario notebook. I often require back and forth transformation of files > between laptop and desktop. > > Regards > Syed Imran > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] What Is Wi-fi?
at first your laptop has to have the ability to be wifi enabled. then you must find if the wifi points are ristricted or available to all. if so then you may require clearance and only then you may use internet on your laptop. regards, muffi - Original Message - From: "Syed Imran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 5:56 PM Subject: [AI] What Is Wi-fi? > Hi > Could anybody tell me what is wi-fi? How is it useful for my laptop. > We have wifi points in our college. does it mean I can access internet > from my laptop free of cost? can I configure it on my own or I should get > a username and password to do so? > Your responses are my assets > > Regards, > > Syed Imran > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] O E error dialogue
yes i'm receiving new mails on the hotmail accounts and am not sure of the MTNL account since it is not most widely in use. i did get some mails from vetri on the mtnl account but was unsure if she meant to send an attachment and if the server delivered it to me at all. - Original Message - From: "rajpal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 5:00 PM Subject: Re: [AI] O E error dialogue > Are you receiving new mails? > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of mufazal munshi > Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 3:13 PM > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > Subject: [AI] O E error dialogue > > > hey list, > > each time i launch the outlook express i am welcomed with some sort of a > error dialogue. i called a technician to find out what the problem may be > and he, at first, said that there was some virus. then he reformated the > computer and reinstalled outlook for me. > the problem seems to persist and it is most annoying to receive an error > dialogue on launching the software. this error appears subsequently to a > bell tone indicating that i have some new mails coming in. > i have configured an MTNL account and 2hotmails with my OE.i am using OE > version6.0 and Jaws6.0 > > when i tried to read the most recent dialogue it read as under: > > The host 'smtp.mtnl.net.in' could not be found. Please verify that you > have > entered the server name correctly. Account: 'mtnl account', Server: > 'smtp.mtnl.net.in', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket > Error: > 11004, Error Number: 0x800CCC0D > > there are 2 options that i am given with this dialogue, one is the details > button and the other is the hide button. > kindly help to resolve this problem. > > Regards, > > Mufffi. > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with > the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
[AI] O E error dialogue
hey list, each time i launch the outlook express i am welcomed with some sort of a error dialogue. i called a technician to find out what the problem may be and he, at first, said that there was some virus. then he reformated the computer and reinstalled outlook for me. the problem seems to persist and it is most annoying to receive an error dialogue on launching the software. this error appears subsequently to a bell tone indicating that i have some new mails coming in. i have configured an MTNL account and 2hotmails with my OE.i am using OE version6.0 and Jaws6.0 when i tried to read the most recent dialogue it read as under: The host 'smtp.mtnl.net.in' could not be found. Please verify that you have entered the server name correctly. Account: 'mtnl account', Server: 'smtp.mtnl.net.in', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11004, Error Number: 0x800CCC0D there are 2 options that i am given with this dialogue, one is the details button and the other is the hide button. kindly help to resolve this problem. Regards, Mufffi. To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] Fellowship for higher studies
yes, and the underwritten mail still does not seem to link correctly. could you help with more info? regards, Muffi - Original Message - From: "George Abraham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 2:07 PM Subject: [AI] Fellowship for higher studies > Dear All, > > There was a small error in the URL. > > www.eyeway.org/include/event/list.php > > Sorry about this > > George > George Abraham > C.E.O. > Score Foundation > 125B, Shahpur Jat > New Delhi 110049. > India. > > Ph: 91-11-26494581, 91-11-26494582 > Mobile: 9810934040 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Website: www.eyeway.org > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] New 2 RS. coin inaccessable
that may be so, but the wavy edge of the current Rs 2 coin is much quick to touch and identify! regards, Muffazzal - Original Message - From: "Sanjay Prasad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 10:51 PM Subject: Re: [AI] New 2 RS. coin inaccessable > Hello > many blind people including myself can distinguish one and two rupee > coins regardless of their shapes. You can always find a raised line > on one rupee coin which is not found in two rupee coins. That raised > line is symbol of one in print. any blind person can identify that > line very easily. > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] Sending private mail
that may not be true for all persons! i tried using the steps that harish sent on the list and sent him a personal mail just to check if it works. i have not received any feed back and i wonder if i followed correctly. smile! regards, muffi - Original Message - From: "Pamnani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 3:43 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Sending private mail > Harish, People on this group dont seem to understand what is private mail > or > how you should deal with it. Even after your mail yesterday people are > still > sending personal mails. > Kindly explain in full detail the procedure and what is considered > personal > mail. > Kanchan > Kindly explain the steps once again. > Kanchan Pamnani > Advocate & Solicitor > 9, Suleman Chambers, > Battery Street, Colaba, > Mumbai - 400 039. > > > > - Original Message - > From: "Harish Kotian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 9:54 AM > Subject: [AI] Sending private mail > > >> Hello list >> >> Very often members post to the list that they too want a copy of some >> ebooks, circulars etc. >> >> These postings are of no material value to the list and results in >> needless traffic. Time and again our moderator has requested members not >> to do such postings. >> >> I understand many don't know the steps how to respond to the sender of >> the mail directly. I'll give the steps here >> 1 Tab to the from field >> 2 Select by ctrl a and copy to clipboard by ctrl c >> 3 Create a new mail by ctrl n >> 4 Paste by ctrl+v >> These steps will work with any screen reader. >> >> Hope we shall not see traffic on this account. >> Harish. >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] Housing Policy Draft
obviously, the attachment could not be present in this mail as intended by the original sender. so, would someone, kindly, throw some light on what is this housing policy draft that he is addressing. May be one of you is aware. regards, Muffi - Original Message - From: "Tushar S Kansara" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "H I" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Cc: "Arvind Mandlik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "ADAPT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 4:41 PM Subject: [AI] Housing Policy Draft > pl send suggestions or self send to cm with comments > > -- > tushar s kansara > > 303, shalaka, telli galli cross lane, andheri east, mumbai 400069 > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] require MTE03 books
yes, of course, BCA is a course on Batchelers of computer applications and MTE03 is a paper that he is due to appear for shortly. it is a form of mathermatical Subject, wherein, 03 denotes the level of the paper. he is to appear for the entrance exam of BCA and this paper is applicable to him considering that he did not have a mathermatics background at the undergraduate level. I do not have further detailed info of the subject but would like to help this friend. - Original Message - From: "Dinesh Kaushal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 3:20 PM Subject: Re: [AI] require MTE03 books > it seems that MTE03 is paper for a specific course, it will help if name > of > the subject or may be a brief discription is given. > > I don't have the meterial, but I think anyone who has the book may be able > to help if subject is known. > > > - Original Message - > From: "mufazal munshi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 2:56 PM > Subject: [AI] require MTE03 books > > >> hello listers, >> a blind friend is going to appear for BCA exams in a few days. he has >> tried to get books in any accessible format but his source has made a >> mess >> of the files he asked to be created. >> >> if any members are aware of or, have any ready material on MTE03kindly >> revert. >> >> he scheduled to appear for exams in the first week of december and has >> very little time. >> >> you may mail outside this list on: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> regards, >> muffi. >> To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
[AI] require MTE03 books
hello listers, a blind friend is going to appear for BCA exams in a few days. he has tried to get books in any accessible format but his source has made a mess of the files he asked to be created. if any members are aware of or, have any ready material on MTE03kindly revert. he scheduled to appear for exams in the first week of december and has very little time. you may mail outside this list on: [EMAIL PROTECTED] regards, muffi. To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] Psychology of Blind
i tried using the direct link given in the mail sent by Dinesh and could not open the page. how might i go about it? regards, muffi - Original Message - From: "Subramani L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 4:38 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Psychology of Blind > Hai Dinesh and others: > > Is membership required for blindbooks? > > Subramani > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dinesh > Kaushal > Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 10:50 AM > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > Subject: [AI] Psychology of Blind > > *** > No virus was detected in the attachment no filename > > Your mail has been scanned by InterScan MSS. > *** > > > Hi all, > > > > I just came across this book in Blinbookz.org site, and found it very > useful > book as many times I had wondered if someone has in deed taken out time > and > put in effert to analyze the psychological aspects of blindness. > Although > blind people do not have any separate psychological effects, but the > unique > situation in deed warrents some analysis. > > > > it's really a good read for those who have inclination towards > psychology. > and so given below is the direct link to the book. > > > > > > ftp://Members%40blindbookz.org:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/Non-Fiction/Blin > dness%20and%20Visual%20Impairment/the > psychology of blindness.zip > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i > n > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] takeover bid
thats true, i would love to practice french and such a program would be, practically, my own personal tutor! trying to run a search seems to bring about too many results for such a software. a single link would save a whole lot of time. cheers, muffi - Original Message - From: "Geetha Shamanna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 2:01 PM Subject: Re: [AI] takeover bid > This article does not unfortunately mention the site where one can chat > with > 'George'. > Robots can be ideal for people wanting to practice a foreign language. > > - Original Message - > From: "Aruni Sharma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 3:44 PM > Subject: [AI] takeover bid > > >> Alan Turing, the British mathematician whose concepts in the early >> 1950s foreshadowed the modern-day digital computer, proposed a simple >> test to check for artificial intelligence. >> If a human judge, he said, engaged in a natural language text >> conversation with two other parties, one a human and the other a >> machine, and if the judge could not reliably tell which was which, then >> the machine would for all purposes have passed the test. >> As of 2006 no machine has managed to do that. But now a robot messager >> or chatbot has hit the Internet. It is so lifelike in its responses that >> many people have been fooled into thinking they're talking to a human >> being. >> Invented by British scientists and nicknamed George, it's programmed to >> show emotions, tell jokes, answer questions and engage in intimate >> conversation on subjects as varied as love, life and the universe. >> It can also speak 40 languages as its vocabulary continues to improve >> which, incidentally, is bound to happen considering George has already >> chatted with some two million people since its inception. >> George is also capable of carrying on a conversation with hundreds of >> different people at the same time from all over the globe. To some >> people, though, the scary part is that George continues to evolve. >> >> >> From expressing itself only as a disembodied text interface, a >> fully-animated 3D image of an androgynous-looking humanoid capable of an >> extensive range >> of gestures and expressions has recently been introduced to online >> audiences. >> >> This new George, unlike many other conversational programs, does not >> merely try to be logical but attempts to form relationships and >> frequently behave illogically >> in order to seem more alive. >> >> This is exactly what had been predicted by people ever since the >> industrial revolution introduced the possibility of creating mechanical >> human beings, and >> Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein based on a laboratory-made semi-human >> creature. >> >> The paranoia generated by such things has only gathered momentum since >> then, so that today with the advent of powerful computers it has led to >> an overwhelming >> feeling of fear of a complete takeover by machines in the future. >> >> The reason is that robotic creatures can now also be imbued with >> artificial intelligence which rivals that of human beings. When robots >> supersede human >> beings there would no longer be any need for the Turing Test. >> >> Unless, of course, machines start testing us for intelligence instead. >> >> (published under editorials of the times of india) >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] VOTE FOR LITTLE DIWAKAR
kirans point is taken, but since i believe that at least one of us has probably listened to the fellow or atleast Bhawani has, then, lets invest in his good faith and send an SMS. It may not do so much harm to our Equal opportunity demand and at the same time might land up giving the boy some leverage. our demand for equal opportunity is a social norm that we need to establish to persons outside of our realm of blindies. within our limited judgement if we were to create a ground for one amongst us, the idea of social equality may not become challengeable. none the same now the time to take action has passed, as our SMS's may hold no value. but, perhaps in the future if such a request was found with a link to our access india site allowing all to listen to the talent of any candidate, then, not only would one be able to excercise ones own judgement about the person concerned but also remove scope to any misunderstanding. i hope my opinion will not be met with offense. - Original Message - From: "Kaja, Kiran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mukesh Sharma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 11:32 AM Subject: Re: [AI] VOTE FOR LITTLE DIWAKAR > As I mentioned in my earlier posts, whether to vote or not to vote is an > individual decision of each of us. We are just trying to discuss the > topic. We are not going to pass a decree that all AI members should or > should not vote. And when nearly 300 people discuss, there is bound to > be difference of opinion. The whole point of this exercise is to > understand each other's point of view. We do not have to agree with > someone else. But it is sometimes better to know what other people think > about an issue on which you have strong views. We should never take > these discussions personally. I never blamed Bhavani for asking others > to vote. I merely put forward my views on the matter for the > consideration of others. > > Regards, > Kiran. > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mukesh > Sharma > Sent: Tuesday, 12 September 2006 10:46 AM > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > Subject: Re: [AI] VOTE FOR LITTLE DIWAKAR > > Hi, > why people don't understand to take others view as it is even if they do > not > agree. Every one has some or the other thing different from some one. > Thanks > Mukesh Sharma > - Original Message - > From: "Renuka Warriar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 8:27 AM > Subject: Re: [AI] VOTE FOR LITTLE DIWAKAR > > >>I fully support Kiran's opinion. Without listening to a program how > can >>one >> judge other's performance? Mere blindness should not be the criterion > for >> a >> vote. If one wants to vote for this boy He/she should listen that > program >> carefully and decide on its merits. >> With regards, >> Renuka. >> - Original Message - >> From: "rajesh asudani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: >> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 2:49 AM >> Subject: Re: [AI] VOTE FOR LITTLE DIWAKAR >> >> >>> "This is one of these fields where >>> blind people can compete with the sighted on almost the same ground." >>> >>> So, what is the harm if this "...almost" is compensated for by > some >>> of >>> votes irrespective of merits of the case? >>> >>> Rajesh. >>> >>> >>> >>> - Original Message - >>> From: "Kaja, Kiran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: >>> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 1:06 AM >>> Subject: Re: [AI] VOTE FOR LITTLE DIWAKAR >>> >>> >>> > While I agree that we should be united to form a pressure group to >>> > represent an issue, I am not sure if this principal of unity holds > good >>> > in this context. We are talking of a competition where only talent >>> > should matter and not if a person is blind or belongs to a > particular >>> > community. I seriously don't think that being blind should make you > any >>> > less talented when it comes to music. This is one of these fields > where >>> > blind people can compete with the sighted on almost the same > ground. >>> > So, >>> > voting for this boy just because he is blind goes against our > demand >>> > for >>> > equal treatment. >>> > >>> > Kiran. >>> > >>> > -Original Message- >>> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of rajesh >>> > asudani >>> > Sent: Tuesday, 12 September 2006 1:11 AM >>> > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in >>> > Subject: Re: [AI] VOTE FOR LITTLE DIWAKAR >>> > >>> > well, those who have not heard him and so are not quite sure of > his >>> > talents, can not they just vote for him due to his blindness? I do > not >>> > see >>> > any discrimination, and perhaps this is the reason we, the blind >>> > persons, >>> > are not able to lobby and form a pressure group in the wider > context. >>> > >>> > >>> > - Original Message - >>> > From: "Kaja, Kiran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> > To: >>> > Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 9:43 PM >>> > Subject: Re: [AI] VOTE FOR LITTLE DIWAKA
Re: [AI] Fw: Text to Speech Maker
when it says text to speech, is it a software or a hardware. would this b another handheld device or a software one might load on various devices such as PDA, mobile phones etc? - Original Message - From: "Pamnani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 6:28 PM Subject: [AI] Fw: Text to Speech Maker > this is a mail I got from a non blind friend. > What technology is this and is it really useful? > > Kanchan Pamnani > Advocate & Solicitor > 9, Suleman Chambers, > Battery Street, Colaba, > Mumbai - 400 039. > > > > - Original Message - > From: "Manoj G.Menda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 5:45 PM > Subject: Text to Speech Maker > > >> Text to Speech Maker is an award-winning text-to-speech player that lets >> you >> listen to documents, e-mails, or web pages instead of reading on screen. >> Text to Speech Maker also allows you to convert text to WAV, MP3, or VOX >> files for listening later with your portable MP3 player. Text to Speech >> Maker supports dozens of male, female, and robotic voices for British >> English, German, and French. >> >> > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
[AI] Fw: help with a small inconvenience...
hey there listers, i have been facing a problem with recieving 2 copies of the same message each time i employ outlook express to read them for me. Do Any of you have or have had this sort of a problem earlier or have it presently? what might be done to avert this small inconvenience? i have already asked kiran to help personally and he has been kind enough to respond as under. regards, muffi. - Original Message - From: Kiran Kaja To: 'mufazal munshi' Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 4:31 PM Subject: RE: help with a small inconvenience... Hi, I have already changed the setting to avoid duplicate messages. It may be a problem with Hotmail. Why don't you ask on the list if anyone else has seen it. Regards, Kiran. ---- From: mufazal munshi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 12:47 PM To: Kiran Kaja Subject: help with a small inconvenience... hey Kiran, i want to know how to avoid outlook express from giving me a message twice. all mails from access india are found in my inbox with an extra copy. are there any settings that i need to change? please help. To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
[AI] Fw: Many copys of same mesages.
i have been recieving more than one copy of the same message for a while and would like to know how to mend that. could someone help? thanks, muffi. - Original Message - From: "Pamnani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 4:47 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Many copys of same mesages. > Yes 4 copies were received 2 from one address and 2 from another. > Even this message from Mahesh seems to have an attachment. Kiran Please > check. > Kanchan Pamnani > Advocate & Solicitor > 9, Suleman Chambers, > Battery Street, Colaba, > Mumbai - 400 039. > > > > - Original Message - > From: "Mahesh Panicker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 4:18 PM > Subject: [AI] Many copys of same mesages. > > >> hai MR. kiran. i am geting many copys of the same mesage. there is this >> mesage by abhijit on job opportunities, i got 4 copys of that. please >> look >> into the matter. >> regards. >> >> -- >> Mahesh S. Panicker >> room no. 121; >> Kaveri-hostel; >> Jawaharlal Nehru university new delhi 110067 india. >> > > > > > >> To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] Reading with eyes that speak for you
quite interesting, sounds like an indegeneous nfb reader. i wonder the cost and functional promptitude as compared to the nfb kurzweil reader. any one following this piece of equipment and knows more.? kindly inform better of the features of this piece. regards, Muffi. - Original Message - From: "Shiv" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2006 11:33 PM Subject: [AI] Reading with eyes that speak for you Full Story can be found at http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1046917&CatID=5 Reading with eyes that speak for you Insiya Amir MUMBAI: Every now and then, the perennial debate of technology being a bane or boon is won by innovations that literally brighten up the world. The Hand-Held Step Scanning Device (HHSS) developed by the Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO), Chandigarh is one such example. The device works like 'speaking eyes' and promises to unlock barricades faced by the visually impaired and blind. Until now, the visually impaired had to use the tactile (touch) sense to recognise the world around them, Braille being the most established method. The step-scanner eliminates the need to change text into Braille. When attached to a desk-top computer or a laptop, it converts text into speech. The HHSS is a hand-held device with no moving parts, making it very light and easy to handle for the user. It offers a field view just the size of a paragraph in a book. A few modifications will make allow it to read along the width of an A4 document. The device is language independent and applies to all scripts/languages written horizontally-including English, Hindi and Arabic. The basic principle of the functioning is using multiple image-snaps with minimum overlap. To achieve continuity in scanning and removing overlap, two techniques are used: 1. Optical Character Recognition (OCR) that converts the printed text 2. Text-to-Speech (TTS) technology that manages the audio output The device is very light (350-500 grams) and can be placed anywhere on the document, making reading simple. All the reading aids available so far are very cumbersome and cannot be handled by the user independently. In this case, the user can control the overall speed of text-input to suit his convenience. The HHSS device not only translates the text under its base, but also magnifies and highlights the words being read. This is a big advantage for those who are partially visually impaired. Dr H K Sardana, who heads the HHSS project at CSIO, says, "The price of the HHSS device would be slightly higher than a digital camera or a mobile phone with a high resolution camera. Though the device is still not available, prototypes will be placed in schools for the blind in different states for further improvements."= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = For news updates throughout the day, visit www.dnaindia.com = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Copyright© 2006 dnaindia.com All rights reserved. www.dnaindia.com Shiv To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] Project awareness for college magazine
dear vishal, the article is quite nice, only i would suggest, if it is possible refer to the blind in the first person as opposed to a third person; so to say, use the pronouns of we, us and our, as opposed to they, them and their. also it is mention worthy that often the sighted will quiz us to identify, who we are speaking to. this is not a comfortable moment and the people do not realise that and think of it as some sort of intelligence trial . people must be made aware of avoiding this practice and informing the blind in suttle ways of their identity and clear ambiguity. you may also consider calling this article "open your blinkers, we are the ones who are blind" hope you shall not be offended... regards, muffi. - Original Message - From: "Vishal M Jain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "accessindia" Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 6:16 AM Subject: [AI] Project awareness for college magazine Hello friends, I have written an article for my college magazine to create awareness among the students and the staff. Please suggest some good title for the article. I have only couple of days left to submit it hence looking forward for your valuable inputs. A vision to create better tomorrow How do you feel when you see a blind person searching for something? Pity? Does it help them in anyway? Definitely not. Its only when you help them locate whatever they need are you really expressing your true feeling of concern. According to research, a human being learns 83% through sight, 11% through hearing, 3 ½% through smell, 1 ½% through touch and 1% through taste. A glance at the above statistics can tell you what the visually challenged people lose. How do they study? For their studies or at work, the visually challenged use computers extensively. So how do they use the computers when they cant see the screen? They use a simple screen reading software like JAWS (Job Access with Speech). This software reads out everything displayed on the monitor. Instead of the mouse, they use keyboard commands. This software enables them to work with almost all windows based applications. In a similar fashion, the printed books are scanned, edited and converted to a word document. Then they can be read like any other document by JAWS. Editing plays an important role here as the recognition of some text may not be 100% accurate. Handwritten notes, however has to be typed. Books in languages other than English are recorded on cassettes or CDs. These are all the evolved methods of learning for the visually challenged. But Braille (a script that requires punching paper to read the dots created) is also extensively used. How do the visually challenged students give their examinations? Examinations are generally given with the help of a scribe. A scribe is a person who reads the questions and writes the answers dictated to him by the student. The qualification of a scribe must be lower than that of the student or else he should be of a separate stream. There are several communication problems encountered by the scribe and the student, especially at the time of calculations, diagrams, spellings etc. Achievements of the visually challenged: A lay man would often dismiss the thought of a visually challenged person having a prestigious degree or a high level of qualification. It's quite incredible that many blind people are into most walks of life such as Martial Arts, Mechanics where vision generally plays a prominent role. They have also accomplished several degrees like CA, MBBS, MBA, PhD, IAS and computer engineering to name a few. Job oriented people are certainly not behind. They work in several companies like Infosys, IBM, GE, SBI, Canara Bank, Microsoft, Google etc. they work in various sectors such as software engineers, Research analysts, Human resource recruiters, Doctors, Lecturers, Journalists, Advocates, Front office executives. Do you have any uncertainties in communicating with a visually challenged person? Firstly, no matter how shy you may be, you mustn't wait for the visually challenged to make the first move. Identifying yourself will prove to be very helpful as they have the knack of recognizing your voice if you talk to them for a while. For example: you could say "hi! This is Vinay" thereafter they will know your voice and recognize you later. One important thing to be noted is that you must always let them know when you enter or leave their room. If you see someone else entering, then you can always take the initiative and announce their name. The visually challenged are quite self sufficient in mobility. But it always helps if you describe the surrounding things clearly. You can also read points written on signboards and trace diagrams on their hands. Talk directly to the visually challenged person. (Not the person who is with the visually challenged)! They are quite intelligent, have good hearing
[AI] repeatition of messages....
hello listers, i seem to be recieving the messages of the list twice or mor and i am unaware of how to resolve this problem. are there some settings that i must modify? kindly help step by step. regards, Muffi To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] thanks dinesh, with real speak daniel and talks
and this would not be a demo version? also, could one download this without possessing a copy of talks? - Original Message - From: "Dipendra Manocha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 10:41 PM Subject: Re: [AI] thanks dinesh, with real speak daniel and talks > The new 3.0 version of talks is released on their web site: > www.nuance.com/talks/downloads.asp > > The link to download the UK English realspeak male is the same daniel > synthesiser for mobile phone. > > Thanks > Dipendra > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dinesh > Kaushal > Sent: 31 July 2006 15:31 > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > Subject: Re: [AI] thanks dinesh, with real speak daniel > > Daniel Speech Synthesiser can be downloaded from > http://www.clarodownloads.com/sensory/Daniel.exe > > > - Original Message - > From: "Fayaz Pasha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 2:48 PM > Subject: Re: [AI] thanks dinesh, with real speak daniel > > >> Please give me the link to download this speech sinthasizer? >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dipendra >> Manocha >> Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 2:40 PM >> To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in >> Subject: Re: [AI] thanks dinesh, with real speak daniel >> >> Since we are dealing with this company for talks software and daniel >> voice >> for talks, will try to get the required information for this TTS too. >> Thanks >> Dipendra >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of mufazal >> munshi >> Sent: 31 July 2006 11:34 >> To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in >> Subject: Re: [AI] thanks dinesh, with real speak daniel >> >> hi there, >> i never used any sapi 5 voices earlier. i applied the steps as instructed >> by >> u. the results were wonderful. i enjoyed the daniel voice for the purpose >> of >> reading. like Aruni i would also like to know if ther any persons >> distributing voices like these in India and what nmay be the anticipated >> cost of these voices. >> >> sadly, daniel voice shall be with me for the trial period only, i expect. >> i >> am quite accustomed to the jaws elloquence and find it quite tasky to >> follow >> the voices as pronounced by sapi5 microsoft sam. >> for now i shall bear with the pace of the other sapi voice and remain >> thankful to you. >> >> thanks and regards, >> muffi. >> - Original Message - >> From: "Dinesh Kaushal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: >> Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 6:27 PM >> Subject: Re: [AI] experiences with real speak daniel >> >> >>> once you instal the synthesiser, then you have to select sapi 5 in >>> Language menu > change synthesiser in jaws window. >>> >>> when you change the synthesiser, you will mostly hear microsoft sam. >>> to change this, Open Options Menu > Voices > indivisual voice >> adjustment... >>> >>> Then select the type of voice you want to change like pc cursor voice >>> or anyone of the other 4 types, and then tab till you find Person >>> combo box, and you will find ScanSoft daniel_FULL_22kHZ as an option. >>> >>> Good luck. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> - Original Message - >>> From: "mufazal munshi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: >>> Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 5:00 PM >>> Subject: Re: [AI] experiences with real speak daniel >>> >>> >>>> hi there, >>>> i also downloaded daniel and tried to install it. but i could not >>>> make it function. >>>> could you help? >>>> thanks, >>>> muffi >>>> - Original Message - >>>> From: "Aruni Arsh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: >>>> Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 10:11 AM >>>> Subject: [AI] experiences with real speak daniel >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hi folks, I have downloaded and installed the real speak daniel. I >>>>> have found it to be more responsive than any other sapi5 voice as >>>>> far as using it with jaws is concerned. I would like to have the >>>>> real speak voices on my machine if they are not very expensive. Is >>>>> ther
Re: [AI] thanks dinesh, with real speak daniel
hi there, i never used any sapi 5 voices earlier. i applied the steps as instructed by u. the results were wonderful. i enjoyed the daniel voice for the purpose of reading. like Aruni i would also like to know if ther any persons distributing voices like these in India and what nmay be the anticipated cost of these voices. sadly, daniel voice shall be with me for the trial period only, i expect. i am quite accustomed to the jaws elloquence and find it quite tasky to follow the voices as pronounced by sapi5 microsoft sam. for now i shall bear with the pace of the other sapi voice and remain thankful to you. thanks and regards, muffi. - Original Message - From: "Dinesh Kaushal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 6:27 PM Subject: Re: [AI] experiences with real speak daniel > once you instal the synthesiser, then you have to select sapi 5 in > Language > menu > change synthesiser in jaws window. > > when you change the synthesiser, you will mostly hear microsoft sam. to > change this, Open Options Menu > Voices > indivisual voice adjustment... > > Then select the type of voice you want to change like pc cursor voice or > anyone of the other 4 types, and then tab till you find Person combo box, > and you will find ScanSoft daniel_FULL_22kHZ as an option. > > Good luck. > > > > > - Original Message - > From: "mufazal munshi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 5:00 PM > Subject: Re: [AI] experiences with real speak daniel > > >> hi there, >> i also downloaded daniel and tried to install it. but i could not make it >> function. >> could you help? >> thanks, >> muffi >> - Original Message - >> From: "Aruni Arsh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: >> Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 10:11 AM >> Subject: [AI] experiences with real speak daniel >> >> >>> Hi folks, I have downloaded and installed the real speak daniel. I have >>> found it to be more responsive than any other sapi5 voice as far as >>> using it with jaws is concerned. I would like to have the real speak >>> voices on my machine if they are not very expensive. Is there anybody on >>> the list selling real speak products here in india? The quality of >>> voices is really good and the size is also reasonably small compared to >>> other sapi5 voices. >>> >>> -- >>> best of regards >>> Aruni >>> Ph: +91 522 404-2921. cel: +91 933-584-4700 >>> EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Yahoo: aruni100 >>> msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> skype: aruni_sharma >>> C-103, sec H, Aliganj Lucknow--24. >>> >>> >>> To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>> >>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >>> please visit the list home page at >>> >>> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >>> >> >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] experiences with real speak daniel
hi there, i also downloaded daniel and tried to install it. but i could not make it function. could you help? thanks, muffi - Original Message - From: "Aruni Arsh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 10:11 AM Subject: [AI] experiences with real speak daniel > Hi folks, I have downloaded and installed the real speak daniel. I have > found it to be more responsive than any other sapi5 voice as far as > using it with jaws is concerned. I would like to have the real speak > voices on my machine if they are not very expensive. Is there anybody on > the list selling real speak products here in india? The quality of > voices is really good and the size is also reasonably small compared to > other sapi5 voices. > > -- > best of regards > Aruni > Ph: +91 522 404-2921. cel: +91 933-584-4700 > EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo: aruni100 > msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > skype: aruni_sharma > C-103, sec H, Aliganj Lucknow--24. > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] Latest catalog of aids and appliances-available or not?
in my view, in supplement to the catalogue it may be interesting to conduct demos of a few advanced assistive products at a platform decided by this group. may be we could invite digital or physical presentations from organisations such as NFB, Kurzweil, etc. to display their technology at any next convention. regards, muffi - Original Message - From: "amritpal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 10:31 PM Subject: [AI] Latest catalog of aids and appliances-available or not? > Dear Access India members, In 1986, Louis Braille Memorial Research > Centre > in Mumbai published a very good catalog of aids and appliances available > at > differentt places in India. Then, there was a Conference on modern > technology in Delhi in December 1998 hosted by All India Confederation of > the Blind, Delhi, in which a resolution was passed that a complete and > revised catalog will be published very soon. But after eight years, I > don't > think this type of catalog is available. I think, Now, when the > technology > has advanced so much and many new gadgets are available at different > places > in India,won't it be a wise step to publish such a catalog? It can be in > any format-Braille, CD or cassette. Your views, please. A. P. Singh > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] mood synthesizer
hahahahahahahah! i wonder where technology shall lead us to! however, for this latest development, what might be the exactitude of the software? even the sighted very often cant tell what's cooking in the minds of the other. and of course the affordability may be inconsiderable whilst adopting such a product. yet lets hope that soon it will have more practical applications. - Original Message - From: "Aaruni Arsh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 7:59 AM Subject: [AI] (no subject) > > > Mood Synthesiser > > > > > > If you've ever wondered what computers will be able to do next, wonder no > more. A prototype system developed at the University of Cambridge which is > scheduled to be unveiled at a Royal Society exhibition in London will be > able to read people's minds by analysing facial expressions. > > > > The "emotionally aware" computer as it's being called is capable of > locating > and tracking up to 24 different feature points like the edge of the nose, > the eyebrows and the corners of the mouth. > > > > Different combinations of movements involving these such as a nod or shake > of the head or a lip curl, smile or raised eyebrows which are linked to > underlying emotions are then fed into software and used to detect the same > facial combinations in real-life situations. > > > > The system can also cope and adjust to variations in people's facial > composition. For example, it can recognise the same emotion even if the > face > is round or thin or sporting a beard or moustache or even wearing glasses. > > > > What it can't do right now is differentiate between small variations in > the > way people express the same emotion. But according to Peter Robinson, > professor of computer technology at Cambridge, they are in the process of > fine-tuning the programming so that it will be able to overcome this > limitation too. > > > > So what applications would such a computer have? For starters it could > enable websites to tailor ads to a person's moods. Software attached to a > webcam on a PC would process the user's image to pick the right emotional > moment to target products. > > > > The technology could also be used in cars to improve driver safety by > monitoring facial movement to identify complex expressions linked to > confusion, boredom or tiredness and instigate appropriate action. > > > > However, for some people the development has raised the question of > personal > privacy all over again. For, whereas one can always shut or cover the > camera > on one's own computer, the same would not be possible on other devices > where > the technology would surely be incorporated in next to no time. > > > > Secretly photographing someone with a mobile phone is bad enough; > surreptitiously checking out the emotional state of a date, colleague or > spouse and taking advantage of that might be worse. Unless properly > regulated it could, in fact, constitute yet another intrusion into > people's > private lives. > > > > Regards, > > Aaruni. > > > > students and teachers of political science and economics! come, and join > [EMAIL PROTECTED]: a forum for discussing Indian polity, indian > economy, > international relations and all that falls within the ambit of political > science and political economy. In order To join the group send a blank > mail > to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > C-103, sec H, Aliganj, Lucknow. > > ph: 05223232550. mobile: 9335844700. > > EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > msn ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Yahoo ID: aruni100 > > skype: aruni_sharma > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
