A Special Birthday Video Messages For Bernard Bragg

It’s Bernard Bragg’s 80th birthday today! Who’s he? Learn more about him, visit his home on the website at www.bernardbragg.com

Happy Birthday, Bernard Bragg! We have a special video for you, please enjoy viewing. All the best for your 80th birthday.

- Fookem and Bug Editors.

Paralympics Deaf girl signs during a performance at the closing ceremony

REFILE – FIXING FIRST SENTENCE A deaf and mute girl uses sign language during a performance at the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games at the National Stadium September 17, 2008. The stadium is also known as the Bird’s Nest.REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA)

 

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National Deaf Poker in Gary, Indiana

Click here to see the flyer about National Deaf Poker Tour in Gary, Indiana

National Deaf Poker Tour is excited to announce our midwest tournaments to be held on the weekend of September 19-20 2008 at Majestic Star Casino in Gary Indiana!

STARTING 2008-2009 NDPT CIRCUIT TOUR, THE MAIN EVENT IN GARY, INDIANA WILL BE INCLUDED IN LEADERBOARD POINT STANDINGS.

Friday September 19, 2008
EVENT: NDPT MADNESS KICKOFF TOURNAMENT – TIME: 9:00PM
BUY-IN : $120 entry fee; 3,000 chips with 500 chips add on fee of $5

Saturday, Sept 20, 2008
7:30- 9:30am – Complimentary breakfast

EVENT: NDPT MAIN EVENT – TIME: 9:30AM
BUY-IN: $200 entry fee; 5,000 chips with 500 chips add on fee of $5

4:30pm – 6pm- Complimentary Dinner buffet for players who register and play in Main Event.

EVENT: ASL TOURNAMENT – TIME: 6:00PM
BUY-IN: $120 entry fee; 3,000 chips with 500 chips add on fee $5 dollars
Free breakfast Saturday morning for players.

Rooms available at $50 per night for players. Promotion code is DEAF.

WINNER OF EACH EVENT WILL GET FREE ENTRY FEE IN ATLANTIC CITY AND IS NON TRANSFERABLE.

Of course there will be CASH prizes for top winners for every tournament

For those who do not have Majestic Star Club Card:
Please read the following instructions when you arrive at the casino. This information will be posted on the website as well. It is important you read below and be aware when you arrive on the boat.

As you arrive on Friday, September 19 or Saturday the 20th, please make your way towards the gaming vessel. As you approach the entrance, you will see the Majestic Star Club Card Booth. We ask that you bring a valid ID (required to play in any of our tournaments and to board the gaming vessel) on this day. Please step up to the Club Booth and have a Majestic Star Club Card created for you if you do not currently have a Majestic Star Club Card.

Proceed down the barge towards the Majestic Star Lounge (you will be facing the Lounge as you have your Card created). There a Poker Supervisor will register you for the Tournament with your new Club Card. In the President’s Lounge where you register, please help yourselves to a complimentary Continental Breakfast! (Saturday morning only)

Once you have registered, please make your way onto the Majestic Star II Gaming Vessel. As you leave the Majestic Star Lounge, it will be on your right hand side. Make your way to the Poker Room located on the very top level of the vessel. There you will take your Tournament registration form to the Cage located in the Poker Room and will pay your entry fee.

Free Bus Information:
The bus runs 24 hours a day and picks up passengers in Chicago starting at 25 minutes after each odd hour. The bus is free to ride. For more information, contact Super Star Tours at 312-328-0388. Refer to this website for more information about locations and times.

Distance to Majestic Star Casino in Gary Indiana
Chicago, IL: 25 miles
South Bend, IN: 72 miles
Milwaukee, WI: 115 miles
Indianapolis, IN: 160 miles
Madison, WI: 169 miles
Davenport, IA: 181 miles
Toledo, OH: 222 miles
Detroit, MI: 261 miles
Louisville, KY: 273 miles
Cincinnati, OH 273 miles
St Louis, MO: 300 miles
Cleveland, OH: 322 miles
Columbus, OH: 332 miles

Airports closest to Gary, Indiana
Chicago Midway Airport (MDW) 24 miles
Chicago Ohare Airport (ORD) 40 miles

Pinky in Chicago

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By Jimactor

Summary: Interview with Pinky about her life and interests

Pinky – Deaf Roller Derby

Video by Pinky

Summary: She talks about roller derby how it starts, interview with people, and her dream comes true.

First cafe for Deaf people in Russia

Deaf people in Moscow now have a chance to dine out without the fear of not being understood. The first cafe for the deaf employs staff who know sign language.

(translation from Brianriley4 at youtube.com)

(updated with correction 9-8-08)

LEN DOD (reporter, speaking English): For most of us, bars and cafes are easy places to socialize, but what if all you heard there was this? [Loud music fades to silence] Deaf people live in a silent world, which can make ordinary meeting places seem closed off to them, as they can’t understand what’s happening or make themselves understood.

DOD (cont.): Yulia Rabimovich and Oksana Tusovado [phonetic] know a place where that isn’t a problem. They’re both profoundly deaf, but here at Setso Senso the staff can understand them as easily as any customer. They all speak sign language themselves.

IRINA KAMPOVA (speaking Russian, interpreted into English in voiceover): It’s a specialized cafe for people with hearing disorders. It’s the first project in Russia. We were preparing for a long time to open this restaurant, because the idea to do so had emerged long ago, but it was only in late 2006 that we managed to put it into practice.

DOD: The girls and their friend Sasha explain to me how simple things can make a big difference to their lives.

OKSANA TRUSOVA (voice of interpreter): It’s easy for me at the restaurant for the deaf, and it’s difficult elsewhere, because you have to write down on paper what you want and show it.

YULIA RABIMOVICH (voice of interpreter): Every establishment should have at least one person who’ll know the sign language. Restaurants for the deaf are a good thing. I, for one, don’t like being seen as different.

ALEKSANDR SHEVKUNOV (speaking Russian, English voiceover): Though this place, the restaurant, is hospitable, a movie theater with subtitles would be a good thing. Some guys, couples, old age pensioners, would like to come to a movie theater and see a new film with lots of subtitles.

DOD: Of course, not every waiter and bar worker can be fluent in sign language, but even a few places like this one make a huge difference to the deaf community.

DOD (continued): Cafes like this that teach us to celebrate and understand each others’ differences can only be a good thing for Russia, and we can learn something from them as well. Len Dod [signs: index finger across chin] , Russia Today [signs: fingers together and bent], Moscow [signs: A-handshape on cheek]. [Turns toward table and signs:] Spasiba.

Loud Noises Help The Deaf

From Popular Science Magazine

 Issue: September 1933

Matt Hamill will fight against Rich Franklin this Saturday. (UFC 88)

Matt Hamill, above, will have his hands full with cage veteran Rich Franklin, but he’s used to being the underdog.

“I am always underestimated because of my deafness,” he said. “I don’t mind because it’s always fun proving people wrong. I am always seen as an underdog and that is okay with me. It makes any win that much sweeter.”

He is right that lot of people like to underestimate cuz of deafness. So, I hope he will win the match this time to PROVE the world that they are wrong.

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