[WADNet Post] February 6, 2006: DeafNation eNews
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DeafNation eNews - 02/01/06
DeafNation's Jed Barish and Tim Monigan officially began their RV Road
Tour in the infamous "Mary Augusta" at Maryland School for the Deaf in
Frederick, MD on February 1st, 2006 at 12:30pm today! Watch the launch
party in an upcoming video clip (like breaking some glass off a big ship)!
They will make stops in many different Deaf communities in their RV Road
Tour. If you have any interesting stories, historical places, special Deaf
landmarks, even families that have family trees dating back to their
ancestors, and you would like Jed & Tim to stop by in your town, please
e-mail Jed at jed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx!! Jed & Tim will drive 40,000 miles
across the United States and they will visit all the DeafNation Expos in
12 cities, so be ready to throw story ideas for them to follow-up on, and
check out their RV "Mary Augusta!" Keep informed of the tour at:
http://www.deafnation.com and feel free to e-mail Jed if you have any
questions. We have a new category in our website titled DeafNation Road
Trip. Go there everyday and you have the option to post comments now!!!
During the 2007 Winter Deaflympics, we will do DeafNationTV and
DeaflympicsTV. The 2007 Deaflympics will be the most exciting ever!
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DeafNation Poker Tour
Update on the DeafNation Poker Tour @ Foxwoods Casino: We have received
more than 40 entry forms within one week of the announcement! We are on
pace to be sold out at the June 8th DeafNation poker event. Reserve your
seat! There will be full media coverage during the poker event. It's your
chance to come out as the winner, with cameras shooting the awesome
emotional "rollercoaster" up and downs during the Poker Tour.
DeafNationTV
Watch the Barish duo and Tim Monigan go full circle by skiing,
snowmobiling, and bobsledding inside the 3,300 acre-long Park City
Mountain Resort at Park City, Utah. In bobsledding, watch Joel talk with
4-time world champion bobsledder Stephan Bosch in the segment. Joel
exclaims "Bobsledding is extremely fast going 5 G-Force, what a thrill of
a lifetime, and no, it isn't anything to me. I went 15 acres straight in
full speed, ended up with a time of 52.06 at 80.4 miles-per-hour!" Joel
felt physically deflated, compacted while going so fast in such a short
time, it was a very fast time to be in. Watch this video but put your
helmet on!
2006 DeafNation Expo Schedule:
FREE ADMISSION!
Feb. 11 - Phoenix, AZ
March 18 - Orlando, FL
April 1 - Greensboro, NC
April 8 - Austin, TX
April 22 - St. Louis, MO
April 29 - Pomona, CA
May 13 - Atlanta, GA
Sept. 16 - Seattle, WA
Sept. 23 - Denver, CO
Oct. 7 - Chicago, IL
Oct. 28 - Pleasanton, CA
Nov. 4 - Rochester, NY
Sign up online www.deafnation.com <outbind://31/www.deafnation.com>
DeafNation Golf Events:
2nd Annual DeafNation Golf Classic at Hershey, PA on July 11-13, 2006 with
$10,000 Cash Purse Prizes, including a $25,000 hole-in-one.
DeafNation Charity Golf Events:
Feb. 9 in Phoenix, AZ supports Phoenix Deaf Community Center ($100 per
golfer, or $25 for non-golfers, a $25,000 hole-in-one cash prize, and more
prizes)
April 27 in Riverside, CA supports KODAWest and The Children's
Storytelling in Sign Project
Sept. 14 in Seattle, WA supports Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services
(ADWAS)
Oct. 5 in Chicago, IL supports West Suburban Association of the Deaf
Oct. 26 in San Ramon, CA supports DeafHope
eNews!!!
Steelers and Seahawks in fateful Super Bowl match-up, get your chip and
dips ready!
The "Bus", Jerome Bettis of the Pittsburg Steelers is finally going home
to the Super Bowl! Let's see if the machine Seattle Seahawks can keep up
with the momentum! But watch out for the "Bus," and the highly matured
Steelers Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger...It's the battle of the grunge,
Grizzly man (Roethlisberger) versus the clean-shaven Matt Hasselbeck. See
who plays smarter, or more aggressively in Detroit! Tune in on Feb 5th,
2006, at 6:30 pm EST!
6th Deaf History International Conference in Berlin, Germany
Mark Zaurov welcomes you to the 6th Deaf History International Conference
in Berlin, Germany, which will be held from July 31st-August 4th, 2006.
The 6th Deaf History International Conference in Berlin is intended to be
dedicated to emphasize legal, political and sociological oppressions &
forms of discriminations towards the Deaf Community in the history in
order to reflect on the past, to overcome the shady history and to imagine
better future. The slogan is to "overcome the past and its consequences to
present solution for the present." Check out their website:
www.igjad.de/dhi2006/en <outbind://31/www.igjad.de/dhi2006/en> and the
early bird conference fee deadline is Jan 31st, 2006!
Significance of Sign Language in our everyday life and its relevance to
public safety
While Molinari illustrates the significance of sign language in our
everyday lives, she also stresses its link to public safety. Because sign
language is the 3rd most used language in America, there is lack of
interpreters statewide and nationwide, which contributes to the public
safety problem. "The ASL (American Sign Language) alphabet should be
posted in every ambulance, police station, fire station, hospital, and
school," Molinari said. If a person can finger spell and learn to count to
10, they can ask basic life saving information and give or receive any
phone number, which is important during life-saving situations.
Indiana Girls and CSD-Fremont Boys claim victories at the Clerc Classic
California School for the Deaf-Riverside was the host of this year's
event, and 16 teams from eight schools were in town to compete.
Nearly 1,000 people were in attendance at the girls and boys finals
Saturday, held at Riverside Poly; they stepped in to host the event after
another school backed out on two weeks notice. In the girl's championship,
the Indiana School for the Deaf defeated Washington's MSSD, 45-37. In the
boy's finals, CSD-Fremont defeated Maryland School for the Deaf, 67-43.
Great competition and sportsmanship in the Deaf sports world!
Michelle Banks will premiere in a new one-woman show!
A New one-woman show starring Deaf actress Michelle Banks debuts Friday
night at the Victory Theatre center in Burbank, Calif.
"Reflections of a Black Deaf Woman" is accurately described as "an
engaging story of a special relationship between a Deaf mother and her
Deaf daughter." Banks, who recently appeared in Deaf West Theatre's Big
River, "pulls us into their journey through hardships and triumphs," said
a press announcement. "It is a clever dance of drama and humor from the
perspective of Black Deaf culture." The show will run through February 26
with performances Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 4 p.m.
The theater is located on West Victory Blvd. in Burbank and reservations
may be made by calling 818-841-5422 voice or 818-843-9253 TTY.
(Contributed by: DeafNation ListManager)
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Leslie Riggs
WADNet Post Editor & Listserv Administrator
Wisconsin Association of the Deaf
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