Yes, folks! It's true. After your help on voting and Greg Gunderson's interview with Joe Posnanski did his current ranking went from #20 yesterday to #8!! A jump of over 12 positions! Now, this is not the time to quit. We must keep up the pressure and vote everyday. We saw what happened two days ago when Greg went from #18 back down to #20 in a single day. Greg is competing against 43 other race car drivers for the top 15 spot to get on the TV network reality show "Racin for a Livin." We still have exactly two weeks left until July 31 which is the last day to vote for Greg Gunderson.
So, keep on voting!
Sunday, July 16, 2006
"Racing Reunites Deaf Men" - Front Page Sports Section
Greg Gunderson gets on the front page of the Sunday sports section along with a full page article of him with pictures inside the Kansas City Star newspaper. The Sunday newspaper has a circulation of 382,000 with a readership of nearly 890,000! And the newspaper is owned by the McClatchy company along with 31 other newspapers, including the Miami Herald. And it's total circulation is 2nd only to the Gannett Company which owns 90 newspapers including USAToday. Read on below to learn how all of this happened.
Now, this is a story that has utterly become so surreal with twist and turns just like the Formula 1 race track, and, if you believe in it, has become one long string of fortitious turns bringing together three men on a quest to help deaf and hard of hearing people realize their own potentials in themselves. This includes Greg Gunderson who is a professional sprint race car driver; Jason Curry a savvy business entreprenuer; and Mike McConnell who is an upcoming and nationally known deaf/hh blogger on his Kokonut Pundits blogsite.
Call it destiny.
And then we have the 4th link and his name is Joe Posnanski or "Poz" who was voted in 2002 and 2005 as the "Best Sports Columnist in America" by the Associated Press Sports Editors. A very prestigous award for the "over 275,000 circulation division" for the Kansas City Star newspaper sports columnist, Joe Posnanski. And amazingly so, the Kansas City Star Sunday newspaper has a circulation of 382,000!
Now, you might be asking yourself. What does Joe Posnanski has to do with Greg Gunderson? Well, Joe Posnanski wrote an article along with pictures (note: pictures in paper version only) called "Racing Reunites Deaf Men." It's a story about Jason Curry who is the president of sComm, Inc with his UbiDuo communication device; Jason's friend Greg Gunderson, a Gallaudet University alumnus, who is vying for a spot on the Racin for a Livin reality TV show; and Mike McConnell who was the key person in bringing them together to make, hopefully, racing history among the annals of deaf history.
The article is on the front page of the Kansas City Star sports section in the side bar area with a picture of Greg Gunderson in his racing fire suit while holding his helment and Jason Curry in his business suit and tie while holding his Ubiduo. The picture below is a similar one seen in the Kansas City Star sports section on the front page.
Jason Curry, president of sComm, Inc with his UbiDuo communication device and Greg Gunderson, professional sprint race car driver, who is currently one of the 50 professional drivers trying to get on the newest tv network reality show "Racin for a Livin."
© 2006 sComm, Inc.
The sidebar article on the front page of the sports section directs the readers to a full page story inside the sports section of the Kansas City Star newspaper describing the story about Greg Gunderson, Jason Curry and Mike McConnell with several pictures of Greg and Jason in it. Joe Posnanski explains how it all got started.
The Kansas City Star newspaper isn't any newspaper. It is one of the best newspaper owned by the McClatchy group who owns 31 other newspapers. It is the 2nd largest newspaper conglomerate with 3.2 million in circulation. It's circulation is rivaled only by the Gannett Company that owns USAToday and 90 other newspapers with a circulation of 7.3 million. One of Jason's goal was to get Greg Gunderson on the USAToday but getting on the front page of the Kansas City Star Sunday newspaper sports section with a Sunday's readership of 890,000 is the next best thing. It's an attention grabber for other news media to pick up.
Greg Gunderson in his truck. Vote for Greg!! See a larger,
upclose picture here. © 2006 sComm, Inc.
Indeed, that was fate in the making. A destiny still yet to be unfolded when I introduced Jason to Greg Gunderson earlier this year. A name that Jason had forgotten after 25 years. And who knew the connection between the two went back to the days of Boys Town Camp for gifted deaf children spanning two summers as best pals who loved to play practical jokes on each other? But this just isn't any article that Joe Posnanski wrote. It's an article reaped with fate. The good kind. Let's take another step back and see how Jason Curry met Joe Posnanski in the most unusual fashion.
Jason Curry and his wife, Missy, had completed their UbiDuo demonstration at the NAD convention Exhibits Hall in Palm Springs, California and took a few days of downtime after July 3 when the convention ended. That downtime proved fortitious. When they finally got to the Phoenix Airport they boarded their plane bound for Kansas City, Missouri. Jason walked down the airplane aisle, found his seat, and packed his UbiDuos in the overhead compartment above. But immediately behind his seat he noticed somebody very familiar and couldn't believe his eyes or luck! He asked the gentleman, "Are you Joe Posnanski?" Joe nodded his head and said "Yes." And that's when Jason knew at that moment that this was not an opportunity to be wasted. Since he already packed his UbiDuos, he grabbed his wife to help interpret.
To make a long story short Jason introduced himself to Joe, "My name is Jason Curry." Joe then got so excited and said "I have heard all about you and the UbiDuo, I told Chris I have been wanting to see it." The wife of Chris is best friends with Joe's wife. And, incidentally so, Chris is Jason Curry's lawyer and a good friend as well. You can imagine the goose bumps after all this.
With only several minutes to spare prior to the plane taking off, Jason quickly made use of this valuable time with Joe Posnanski about the UbiDuo and the Greg Gunderson story with the upcoming TV network reality show "Racin for a Livin." If there is anywhere to meet an extremely busy and well known person, and get his attention, it'd probably be on an airplane. Especially if you have seats right next to each other. The gods must be smiling. And so, a connection was made, and the rest is history on how all this got started. Well, almost. The story of how our fate got intertwined goes much further than this.
On December 17, 2005, I wrote a blog piece honoring Rob McGovern by thanking him for his tireless work on prosecuting Sgt. Akbar who murdered my cousin, Major Gregory Stone in a well publicized story of the grenade tent attack in Kuwait, a few days before the Iraq war started. I referred to a story written by, who else? Joe Posnanski who wrote in his December 4, 2005 piece honoring Rob McGovern since he was also a former Kansas City Chiefs pro-football player.
Wonder of wonders!
And so, more goose bumps. But this isn't the end of the story of all how all of this got started. It goes back two years earlier. Perhaps I'll tell this story at another time.
See more Kokonut Pundits blogs about UbiDuo.
See more Kokonut Pundits blogs about Greg Gunderson.
Now, this is a story that has utterly become so surreal with twist and turns just like the Formula 1 race track, and, if you believe in it, has become one long string of fortitious turns bringing together three men on a quest to help deaf and hard of hearing people realize their own potentials in themselves. This includes Greg Gunderson who is a professional sprint race car driver; Jason Curry a savvy business entreprenuer; and Mike McConnell who is an upcoming and nationally known deaf/hh blogger on his Kokonut Pundits blogsite.
Call it destiny.
And then we have the 4th link and his name is Joe Posnanski or "Poz" who was voted in 2002 and 2005 as the "Best Sports Columnist in America" by the Associated Press Sports Editors. A very prestigous award for the "over 275,000 circulation division" for the Kansas City Star newspaper sports columnist, Joe Posnanski. And amazingly so, the Kansas City Star Sunday newspaper has a circulation of 382,000!
Now, you might be asking yourself. What does Joe Posnanski has to do with Greg Gunderson? Well, Joe Posnanski wrote an article along with pictures (note: pictures in paper version only) called "Racing Reunites Deaf Men." It's a story about Jason Curry who is the president of sComm, Inc with his UbiDuo communication device; Jason's friend Greg Gunderson, a Gallaudet University alumnus, who is vying for a spot on the Racin for a Livin reality TV show; and Mike McConnell who was the key person in bringing them together to make, hopefully, racing history among the annals of deaf history.
The article is on the front page of the Kansas City Star sports section in the side bar area with a picture of Greg Gunderson in his racing fire suit while holding his helment and Jason Curry in his business suit and tie while holding his Ubiduo. The picture below is a similar one seen in the Kansas City Star sports section on the front page.
Jason Curry, president of sComm, Inc with his UbiDuo communication device and Greg Gunderson, professional sprint race car driver, who is currently one of the 50 professional drivers trying to get on the newest tv network reality show "Racin for a Livin."
© 2006 sComm, Inc.
The sidebar article on the front page of the sports section directs the readers to a full page story inside the sports section of the Kansas City Star newspaper describing the story about Greg Gunderson, Jason Curry and Mike McConnell with several pictures of Greg and Jason in it. Joe Posnanski explains how it all got started.
Jason and engineers spent three years testing the device, working and reworking the design, and interviewing deaf people for ideas. When the prototype was done, Jason needed some people to test it. He contacted Mike McConnell, perhaps the nation’s best known deaf blogger. Mike said he knew the perfect guy.
He wrote: “Do you know about Greg Gunderson, who is trying to become the first deaf NASCAR driver?”
The Kansas City Star newspaper isn't any newspaper. It is one of the best newspaper owned by the McClatchy group who owns 31 other newspapers. It is the 2nd largest newspaper conglomerate with 3.2 million in circulation. It's circulation is rivaled only by the Gannett Company that owns USAToday and 90 other newspapers with a circulation of 7.3 million. One of Jason's goal was to get Greg Gunderson on the USAToday but getting on the front page of the Kansas City Star Sunday newspaper sports section with a Sunday's readership of 890,000 is the next best thing. It's an attention grabber for other news media to pick up.
Greg Gunderson in his truck. Vote for Greg!! See a larger,
upclose picture here. © 2006 sComm, Inc.
Indeed, that was fate in the making. A destiny still yet to be unfolded when I introduced Jason to Greg Gunderson earlier this year. A name that Jason had forgotten after 25 years. And who knew the connection between the two went back to the days of Boys Town Camp for gifted deaf children spanning two summers as best pals who loved to play practical jokes on each other? But this just isn't any article that Joe Posnanski wrote. It's an article reaped with fate. The good kind. Let's take another step back and see how Jason Curry met Joe Posnanski in the most unusual fashion.
Jason Curry and his wife, Missy, had completed their UbiDuo demonstration at the NAD convention Exhibits Hall in Palm Springs, California and took a few days of downtime after July 3 when the convention ended. That downtime proved fortitious. When they finally got to the Phoenix Airport they boarded their plane bound for Kansas City, Missouri. Jason walked down the airplane aisle, found his seat, and packed his UbiDuos in the overhead compartment above. But immediately behind his seat he noticed somebody very familiar and couldn't believe his eyes or luck! He asked the gentleman, "Are you Joe Posnanski?" Joe nodded his head and said "Yes." And that's when Jason knew at that moment that this was not an opportunity to be wasted. Since he already packed his UbiDuos, he grabbed his wife to help interpret.
To make a long story short Jason introduced himself to Joe, "My name is Jason Curry." Joe then got so excited and said "I have heard all about you and the UbiDuo, I told Chris I have been wanting to see it." The wife of Chris is best friends with Joe's wife. And, incidentally so, Chris is Jason Curry's lawyer and a good friend as well. You can imagine the goose bumps after all this.
With only several minutes to spare prior to the plane taking off, Jason quickly made use of this valuable time with Joe Posnanski about the UbiDuo and the Greg Gunderson story with the upcoming TV network reality show "Racin for a Livin." If there is anywhere to meet an extremely busy and well known person, and get his attention, it'd probably be on an airplane. Especially if you have seats right next to each other. The gods must be smiling. And so, a connection was made, and the rest is history on how all this got started. Well, almost. The story of how our fate got intertwined goes much further than this.
On December 17, 2005, I wrote a blog piece honoring Rob McGovern by thanking him for his tireless work on prosecuting Sgt. Akbar who murdered my cousin, Major Gregory Stone in a well publicized story of the grenade tent attack in Kuwait, a few days before the Iraq war started. I referred to a story written by, who else? Joe Posnanski who wrote in his December 4, 2005 piece honoring Rob McGovern since he was also a former Kansas City Chiefs pro-football player.
Wonder of wonders!
And so, more goose bumps. But this isn't the end of the story of all how all of this got started. It goes back two years earlier. Perhaps I'll tell this story at another time.
See more Kokonut Pundits blogs about UbiDuo.
See more Kokonut Pundits blogs about Greg Gunderson.
Saturday, July 15, 2006
Vote for Greg Gunderson
It's very competitve out there folks. Yesterday, Greg was ranked at #18 yesterday after the votes were tallied from July 8 to 14. And now, today, dropped to #20 in one day! This shows clearly on how just competitive this voting efforts are and that voting isn't a weekend thing. It's everyday. Make it habit to vote in the morning before going to work and vote again at night when you come home from work. Put in your final two weeks of supreme efforts to vote as many times as you can.
Concentration on voting for 15 minutes is much easier when one can rotate every 30 minutes while sharing one of the 10 computers. This way, you can have your bathroom breaks, eat snacks, and chat with your friends until it's your turn to vote for 15 minutes. A great system to work on.
So, join the party and vote! The more, the merrier.
Check for past and current updates on Greg Gunderson.
UPDATE: Greg is now ranked at #8 in voting position! Click on "past and current updates" link to get the latest news!
Concentration on voting for 15 minutes is much easier when one can rotate every 30 minutes while sharing one of the 10 computers. This way, you can have your bathroom breaks, eat snacks, and chat with your friends until it's your turn to vote for 15 minutes. A great system to work on.
So, join the party and vote! The more, the merrier.
Check for past and current updates on Greg Gunderson.
UPDATE: Greg is now ranked at #8 in voting position! Click on "past and current updates" link to get the latest news!
Friday, July 14, 2006
Greg Gunderson Improves Ranking Position!
Last week's effort paid off with the 10,000 votes in last week's Saturday night voting party along with your continuous voting efforts and a newspaper article on Greg Gunderson have helped move his voting rank from #21 to #18! It was estimated that between 50,000 and 60,000 votes occurred between July 8 and July 14. Enough to move the ranking 3 places!
Good job everybody! But don't give up! We need you to keep on voting and see that Greg get into the top 10 position! Even better would be the top 5 position.
Jason Curry, president of sComm, Inc, visited one of the Deaf Chat Coffee house earlier this week and met several new Greg Gunderson fans who will come to his house tomorrow for the next voting party. Only this time it'll be about 40 people who will take turns on 10 computers for, hopefully, 8 hours worth of partying and voting for Greg Gunderson. Jason Curry's goal and prediction? 75,000 votes! That may be enough to move an additional 2 or 3 places for Greg Gunderson along with your voting efforts until the next update on the vote ranking page.
For the next two weeks until July 31 when the voting ends, invite your friends to your nearest Deaf Chat Coffee house and plan your own voting party. So far, there were at least 4 known voting parties that have already occurred and will continue with the voting efforts. We need more of these parties. Even if you can't go, you can still vote at home, the library or anywhere else if you have a laptop computer in a Wi-Fi area. Put your efforts to try and vote 200 to 500 times a day. Greg Gunderson has well over 600 email subscribers to his racing notification and news. He has asked subscribers to try and vote 500 times a day. With over 600 subscribers multiplied with 500 votes from each subscriber will garner over 300,000 votes per day!! That's almost a guaranteed placement in the top 5 voting rank! but even if you do 100 votes a day that's still 60,000+votes a day. Even Greg voted so many times on his computer, he has calouses on his fingers!!! He showed me his finger when he was at the NAD convention. Very inspiring!
The deaf/Deaf community is in the unique position to come together and gather support for Greg Gunderson by voting everyday until July 31. With over 900,000 Deaf people in the United States, that would give Greg Gunderson's his own biggest fan base!! It is up to you to help him out. Let's put our final two weeks ahead of us and vote...vote...vote...vote...and keep on voting for him until July 31 when it all ends and the winners announced.
You can help him win the spot on the next TV network reality show "Racin for a Livin."
So, keep on voting!
For all you Kokonut Pundits fans out there, stop by and leave your words of encouragments here in the comment link below. Show Greg and everybody else on how much you are supporting him.
Good luck and watch out for the twist and turns for the next two weeks that will surely keep you on the edge of your seats, and take your breath away.
Go and vote!
Good job everybody! But don't give up! We need you to keep on voting and see that Greg get into the top 10 position! Even better would be the top 5 position.
Jason Curry, president of sComm, Inc, visited one of the Deaf Chat Coffee house earlier this week and met several new Greg Gunderson fans who will come to his house tomorrow for the next voting party. Only this time it'll be about 40 people who will take turns on 10 computers for, hopefully, 8 hours worth of partying and voting for Greg Gunderson. Jason Curry's goal and prediction? 75,000 votes! That may be enough to move an additional 2 or 3 places for Greg Gunderson along with your voting efforts until the next update on the vote ranking page.
For the next two weeks until July 31 when the voting ends, invite your friends to your nearest Deaf Chat Coffee house and plan your own voting party. So far, there were at least 4 known voting parties that have already occurred and will continue with the voting efforts. We need more of these parties. Even if you can't go, you can still vote at home, the library or anywhere else if you have a laptop computer in a Wi-Fi area. Put your efforts to try and vote 200 to 500 times a day. Greg Gunderson has well over 600 email subscribers to his racing notification and news. He has asked subscribers to try and vote 500 times a day. With over 600 subscribers multiplied with 500 votes from each subscriber will garner over 300,000 votes per day!! That's almost a guaranteed placement in the top 5 voting rank! but even if you do 100 votes a day that's still 60,000+votes a day. Even Greg voted so many times on his computer, he has calouses on his fingers!!! He showed me his finger when he was at the NAD convention. Very inspiring!
The deaf/Deaf community is in the unique position to come together and gather support for Greg Gunderson by voting everyday until July 31. With over 900,000 Deaf people in the United States, that would give Greg Gunderson's his own biggest fan base!! It is up to you to help him out. Let's put our final two weeks ahead of us and vote...vote...vote...vote...and keep on voting for him until July 31 when it all ends and the winners announced.
You can help him win the spot on the next TV network reality show "Racin for a Livin."
So, keep on voting!
For all you Kokonut Pundits fans out there, stop by and leave your words of encouragments here in the comment link below. Show Greg and everybody else on how much you are supporting him.
Good luck and watch out for the twist and turns for the next two weeks that will surely keep you on the edge of your seats, and take your breath away.
Go and vote!
Response! - Matthew Scott Moore
It’s a sad, sad day to see that many in the Deaf people community would succumb to the demagoguery or rabble-rousing from a few Deaf people without giving thought that such actions could damage the image of the Deaf community. Or at least shed a very bad light on them. There are consequences to ones own action involving other people without regard to solid facts or proof but rely on much hearsay and gossiping instead. Especially in light of today’s litigious or sue-happy society when defamation is a 10-lettered word. It’s ironic when gossiping plays a bigger role than to try and bring cohesiveness and understanding between deaf, Deaf, hh and hearing people together. But to write a blog piece about Matthew S. Moore in a way that looks very defamatory could only invite more troubles than it does solving it. If you go to Deafread you’ll know where to find what I’m talking about. It doesn't take much brains to figure it out. That's all I'm going to say. Good day.
MSM
(That would be my initials…..Kokonut Pundits, not Matthew's)
MSM
(That would be my initials…..Kokonut Pundits, not Matthew's)
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Official Blog of sComm
Greg Gunderson fans! Go and visit sComm's newest blogsite where you can see the latest picture action of Greg Gunderson fans voting efforts to help him get on the newest tv network reality show called "Racin for a Livin." On that blogsite sComm, Inc has officially announced that they are the official sponsor of Greg Gunderson.
For it's first voting party it was a small one consisting of seven people but enough to rake in 10,000 votes for Greg that night. Later this week, another but bigger voting party to be hosted at the house of Jason Curry, president of sComm, with 30 of his friends and families. He will have 10 computers where each person will vote for 15 minutes at a time giving each voters a 30 minute rest in between voting. The voting party is expected to last 8 hours. Be sure to check sComm blogsite for pictures of the event.
You, too, can help Greg Gunderson by forming your own "voting parties" with your friends or families. Or if you are a Kappa Sigma member of Gallaudet University, or elsewhere, what better time than now to form the biggest Kappa Sigma voting party ever to help out your fellow Kappa Sigma member Greg Gunderson.
Keep voting folks. There are 18 days left til July 31 before the voting ends. Vote as many times as you can everyday. Vote now!
See previous blogs on Greg Gunderson.
For it's first voting party it was a small one consisting of seven people but enough to rake in 10,000 votes for Greg that night. Later this week, another but bigger voting party to be hosted at the house of Jason Curry, president of sComm, with 30 of his friends and families. He will have 10 computers where each person will vote for 15 minutes at a time giving each voters a 30 minute rest in between voting. The voting party is expected to last 8 hours. Be sure to check sComm blogsite for pictures of the event.
You, too, can help Greg Gunderson by forming your own "voting parties" with your friends or families. Or if you are a Kappa Sigma member of Gallaudet University, or elsewhere, what better time than now to form the biggest Kappa Sigma voting party ever to help out your fellow Kappa Sigma member Greg Gunderson.
Keep voting folks. There are 18 days left til July 31 before the voting ends. Vote as many times as you can everyday. Vote now!
See previous blogs on Greg Gunderson.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Greg Gunderson on Minnesota Public Radio
Go and check out Greg Gunderson's interview on the Minnesota Public Radio website. Several interesting pictures of Greg Gunderson. Especially of a few pictures that show trophies, pictures and racing memorabilia in his family room. Read the article. It's great!
Way to go Greg! You're getting closer to that famous checkered flag!
Don't forget to vote for Greg Gunderson! Vote as many times as you can everyday! Try and vote 100 a day. 200! or 500 a day. If you want to see him in the tv network reality show "Racin for a Livin" then vote!
See more stories of Greg Gunderson in Kokonut Pundits.
Way to go Greg! You're getting closer to that famous checkered flag!
Don't forget to vote for Greg Gunderson! Vote as many times as you can everyday! Try and vote 100 a day. 200! or 500 a day. If you want to see him in the tv network reality show "Racin for a Livin" then vote!
See more stories of Greg Gunderson in Kokonut Pundits.
Monday, July 10, 2006
Satellite Imagery of North Korean Nodong Missile Test Facility
First ever satellite photo obtained for this website for public inspection. Photo came from a reliable named source showing an upclose satellite imagery of the North Korean Nodong missile test facility. Today we've received reports of increased activity around launch pads.
Source
With advanced satellite imagery technology I was able to obtain a more upclose and extreme resolution of a satellite imagery with surprising details of Kim Jong Il inspecting one of his rockets!!!
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With advanced satellite imagery technology I was able to obtain a more upclose and extreme resolution of a satellite imagery with surprising details of Kim Jong Il inspecting one of his rockets!!!
Sunday, July 09, 2006
Hodge Podge Day, Again.
It flies!! The incredible flying Manta Ray! Hey, if you're the adrenalin junkie type or purely a stupid one, try and have fun with this boat.
And watch the accident rate soar should this next craze catch on after water jet skis.
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Do you remember Benson Tong at Gallaudet University and the plagiarism issue where he was forced(?) to leave his position as a teacher? Recently, I received an anonymous tip saying that he is teaching again....English Literature at the Galen Nursing School in St. Petersburg, Florida. If this is true then my question would be did they know about his past plagiarism charges? Will they be in the same boat as Gallaudet University when they found out, embarassingly so, after the fact when they hired him and had to let him go? Too bad the Buff n Blue college newspaper at Gallaudet University's didn't want to cover this flap.
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Remember "Haditha"? And how the driveby media and many bloggers who simply rush-to-judgment along with the guilty-until-proven-innocent concept (you know who you are) is becoming a bad habit? All in the context just to get a certain internationally known person they don't like regardless if it means endangering their own national security and the lives of our American citizens. Does all that hyperventilating remind you of a certain protest on the campus of Gallaudet University?
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More Iraqi documents found among the thousands captured yet translated documents regarding WMDs in Iraq by the then dictator Saddam Hussein. Three recently translated documents seem to shed some light over Iraq’s effort to develop chemical weapons as late as 2003.
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Read more loose but crumbling "living bridge" person's rah rah speech about the original DPN Gallaudet protest to try and apply the same fervor and passion to the RDPN protest. You can also read the congratulatory comments about him on Elisa Abenchuchan's blogsite.
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The Sandman is cleaning out his kitty litter box more often these days. Go read his personal reflections on NAD version I, II and III. But I still say get rid of the "Deafhood" terminology. Also, the concept behind it isn't anything new, IMEO (in my experienced opinion). It is just a repackaged idea in the name of "unity". And the hope to increase more membership at NAD, too. Might want to tell David Eberwein or Genie Gertz that they should attend the upcoming and very large Cued Speech convention later on this month. A challenge I'm daring them on that. All in the name of "Deafhood." They have until tomorrow to answer that challenge. No. It's not a threat. Registration ends on Monday to sign up for the convention. Bring Riley along as an interpreter, too.
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And watch the accident rate soar should this next craze catch on after water jet skis.
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Do you remember Benson Tong at Gallaudet University and the plagiarism issue where he was forced(?) to leave his position as a teacher? Recently, I received an anonymous tip saying that he is teaching again....English Literature at the Galen Nursing School in St. Petersburg, Florida. If this is true then my question would be did they know about his past plagiarism charges? Will they be in the same boat as Gallaudet University when they found out, embarassingly so, after the fact when they hired him and had to let him go? Too bad the Buff n Blue college newspaper at Gallaudet University's didn't want to cover this flap.
*******
Remember "Haditha"? And how the driveby media and many bloggers who simply rush-to-judgment along with the guilty-until-proven-innocent concept (you know who you are) is becoming a bad habit? All in the context just to get a certain internationally known person they don't like regardless if it means endangering their own national security and the lives of our American citizens. Does all that hyperventilating remind you of a certain protest on the campus of Gallaudet University?
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More Iraqi documents found among the thousands captured yet translated documents regarding WMDs in Iraq by the then dictator Saddam Hussein. Three recently translated documents seem to shed some light over Iraq’s effort to develop chemical weapons as late as 2003.
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Read more loose but crumbling "living bridge" person's rah rah speech about the original DPN Gallaudet protest to try and apply the same fervor and passion to the RDPN protest. You can also read the congratulatory comments about him on Elisa Abenchuchan's blogsite.
"One such hearing person is Brian Riley from California, who is proving to be an invaluable asset to this protest."Interesting but even more so is that he's banned from GallyNet-L forum for his antics and bashing, and email harvesting. But I tell you this. Ask yourself about the original DPN protest, who originally started the protest? And who should've gotten the due credit and recognition for it throughout the whole DPN process from beginning to end? Time for you to dig internally on the ugly politics of it. And it's not about the administration, either. And, no. I ain't gonna tell you!! And don't even ask me to do it, either!
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The Sandman is cleaning out his kitty litter box more often these days. Go read his personal reflections on NAD version I, II and III. But I still say get rid of the "Deafhood" terminology. Also, the concept behind it isn't anything new, IMEO (in my experienced opinion). It is just a repackaged idea in the name of "unity". And the hope to increase more membership at NAD, too. Might want to tell David Eberwein or Genie Gertz that they should attend the upcoming and very large Cued Speech convention later on this month. A challenge I'm daring them on that. All in the name of "Deafhood." They have until tomorrow to answer that challenge. No. It's not a threat. Registration ends on Monday to sign up for the convention. Bring Riley along as an interpreter, too.
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Cued Speech Conference Draws International Attention
This must be the "deficit thinking" crowd here. A bunch of deaf/hh Cued Speech users oppressed by the hearing society for not getting within their "Deaf souls". This ought to be front page stuff among the deaf community. Note, I said "d"eaf community.
Perhaps this would be a good time for David Eberwein or Genie Gertz to provide a workshop or two on "Deafhood" at the Cued Speech conference? There is still time? Even NAD can help them on this. No?
But do you know what the real irony is about Cued Speech? Read below.
Yep. That Dr. Cornett. And guess who invented the idea of using drums at the Bison football games at Gallaudet University starting in 1970? Yep. That Dr. Cornett. Who says he wasn't instrumental in helping deaf and hard of hearing people? Even Washington Post covered Dr. Cornett after he died in 2002. But I couldn't find any obituary reference of Cornett's death over at Gallaudet University's website. Hmmmmm....
Here's a double irony about literacy rates of Cuers.
If that's true, then those deaf schools need to do a lot of explaining about their educational curriculae.
Ok. Do we have Deaf people who graduated from one of those colleges or universities, too? Just asking.
Harris Communications? NTID? Cochlear Americas? Didn't I see them at their booths at the NAD convention?? Even NTID sponsored at NAD, too. Double crossin no good NTID!
Speaking of double crossin' no do gooders.
Interesting.
Ok. David Eberwein and the rest of the gang. You got your work cut out for you. Present your "Deafhood" inspiration to the Cued Speech users crowd. I challenge you to go to this rare and very big conference and do this for the sake of "Deafhood" and "Unity." You still have time. Last day to register is July 10. That's Monday which is tomorrow. This is their first big conference in over a decade. Don't miss it!
But perhaps you will want to wait until next year or afterwards to do this?
Any takers?
Anyone?
Please?
For "Deafhood"?
For the first time in a decade, top international researchers as well as participants from around the United States, will attend Cued Speech: Celebrating Language, Literacy, and Excellence – a major national conference that celebrates the enormous progress in the education of deaf/hard of hearing students since Cued Speech was invented 40 years ago. The conference celebrates unprecedented literacy rates among deaf children. Hurry! Registration ends July 10. Go to www.cuedspeech.org for more information and to register.
Perhaps this would be a good time for David Eberwein or Genie Gertz to provide a workshop or two on "Deafhood" at the Cued Speech conference? There is still time? Even NAD can help them on this. No?
The conference is of unprecedented content for the Cued Speech community and will provide a forum at which experts, educators, and families can come together and share their experiences and expertise for the first time in a decade. Groundbreaking, new applications of Cued Speech are proving to be beneficial not only to the deaf and hard-of hearing, but also in helping children with Down Syndrome, autism, and other communication disorders to communicate effectively with their families and within society.
As the only conference of its kind in the country, Celebrating Language, Literacy, and Excellence provides a once-in-a-decade opportunity for leaders in Cued Speech to explore the potential applications of Cued Speech for the future. Representatives attending the conference come from almost every state as well as Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Finland, and Poland.
The conference is expected to bring together families and professions from the cueing community at Towson University from July 20th to July 23rd. The program includes thought provoking seminars on subjects such as cochlear implants, early intervention, cued language transliteration and discussions of various applications for cueing. A Gala Awards Dinner remembering the inventor of Cued Speech, Dr. R. Orin Cornett, as well as special activities will be held. Children’s and teen programs will be held in coordination with the conference.
But do you know what the real irony is about Cued Speech? Read below.
Cued Speech was invented in 1966 by Dr. R. Orin Cornett, a physicist with no prior experience in deaf education. Appalled at the low literacy rates for deaf people, he became Vice President for Long Range Planning at Gallaudet, where he focused his attention to resolving the literacy issue. His solution was Cued Speech, a system of eight handshapes (representing groups of consonant sounds) in four positions around the face (representing groups of vowel sounds) in combination with natural mouth movements.
Yep. That Dr. Cornett. And guess who invented the idea of using drums at the Bison football games at Gallaudet University starting in 1970? Yep. That Dr. Cornett. Who says he wasn't instrumental in helping deaf and hard of hearing people? Even Washington Post covered Dr. Cornett after he died in 2002. But I couldn't find any obituary reference of Cornett's death over at Gallaudet University's website. Hmmmmm....
Here's a double irony about literacy rates of Cuers.
And deaf cuers could not fit in at schools for the deaf because their literacy levels were too high.
If that's true, then those deaf schools need to do a lot of explaining about their educational curriculae.
Since its invention 40 years ago, researchers have documented that Cued Speech holds the keys to language growth, phonemic awareness, increased communication and inclusion in the family, literacy, higher level thinking skills and a college education. Deaf cuers this year can be found at Yale, MIT, Stanford, Wellesley, Syracuse and Baylor College of Dentistry, to name a few.
Ok. Do we have Deaf people who graduated from one of those colleges or universities, too? Just asking.
The conference was made possible by a grant from the US Department of Education and the generosity of Advanced Bionics, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Butte Publications, Cochlear Americas, Giant Foods, Harris Communications, House Ear Institute, Maryland Cued Speech Association and National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
Harris Communications? NTID? Cochlear Americas? Didn't I see them at their booths at the NAD convention?? Even NTID sponsored at NAD, too. Double crossin no good NTID!
Speaking of double crossin' no do gooders.
Cued Speech is already heavily entrenched in schools systems from California to Maine. With states demanding higher levels of educational achievement and President Bush’s No Child Left Behind Act, the idea that deaf children can achieve the same literacy levels as hearing children is attractive. In states like New York, where a diploma requires students to pass Regents exams in history, math, science, English and a foreign language, educators are taking a second look at Cued Speech. Research coming out of Gallaudet University shows that deaf cueing children are capable of basic pre-reading skills, such as rhyming, which are excellent predictors for future reading abilities. (LaSasso, Crain, & Leybeart, 2003; Leblanc, 2005).
Interesting.
Ok. David Eberwein and the rest of the gang. You got your work cut out for you. Present your "Deafhood" inspiration to the Cued Speech users crowd. I challenge you to go to this rare and very big conference and do this for the sake of "Deafhood" and "Unity." You still have time. Last day to register is July 10. That's Monday which is tomorrow. This is their first big conference in over a decade. Don't miss it!
But perhaps you will want to wait until next year or afterwards to do this?
Any takers?
Anyone?
Please?
For "Deafhood"?
Saturday, July 08, 2006
Did Deaf Professional Network Say "Not Deaf Enough" about Fernandes?
Here's an article that I've rediscovered called "Chronicles of Deaf Higher Education: Search for the Next Gallaudet President" via the Deaf Professional Network link. The story was done on April 30 prior to the protest beginning May 1. It discusses the President Select Committee (PSC) where it basically says that students didn't like Fernandes because she wasn't fluent enough in ASL for them.
Even Bourne-Firl elaborated on the "not Deaf enough" meme in that same article.
Surprisingly, those sections of the article have been kept mum or not discussed by the majority of the protesters and other people interested on the issues about the protest.
That is until now.
“Students on the campus sensed the initial fissure. Niesha Washington, a vocal student and president of the Black DeafStudents Union (BDSU), along with David King, a BDSU member and Diversity Now Coalition liaison, met with other student leaders on the campus to explore their concerns about the presidential search process with hopes that they would be able to collaborate as a larger group. Asian and International student organization leaders immediately lent them their support. They were later joined by the Latino Student Union.Interesting write up by Alison Aubrecht and Julie Bourne saying that many, if not most, students felt, literally so, that JKF was not “Deaf” enough because of her lack of ASL fluency. Alison Aubrecht is a former Gallaudet University Buff n Blue staff reporter with an eye for details. But were the reporters' keen and sharp observations prior to the protest whose writeup constitutes as damning evidence saying that the protest was really about or even partially so on the issue that Dr. Jane K. Fernandes was in fact not "Deaf" enough for them?
However, many other students were ambivalent about taking the action to “stop the process.” These students did not feel galvanized by issues brought up in relation to possible racism, but instead objected strenuously to the fact that one of three finalists, Dr. Jane Fernandes, does not have a fluent grasp of American Sign Language. Those students felt that disrupting the process would be a futile battle and wanted to focus on endorsing a candidate who exhibits commitment to and fluency in ASL. In addition, many of them were generally pleased with the fact that all finalists were deaf.”
Even Bourne-Firl elaborated on the "not Deaf enough" meme in that same article.
Bourne-Firl described how when she presented at different locations, many people asked her why the selection of a late-deafened deaf adult was made instead of a culturally deaf person, and she used this story as an analogy. She concluded, "Now is the time for Gallaudet to select someone with a strong deaf center."
Surprisingly, those sections of the article have been kept mum or not discussed by the majority of the protesters and other people interested on the issues about the protest.
That is until now.
Rush Limbaugh, Viagra and Screamers
It was interesting to watch a few weeks ago about how Rush Limbaugh was detained at the Customs Office in Palm Beach, Florida. Limbaugh's attorneys have claimed that the Viagra was prescribed using the name of Limbaugh's physician to protect Limbaugh's privacy. And that was the case
That happened on June 26, last month not too long ago. Recently this Thursday, “The Smoking Gun” website published the Homeland Security manifest, including the June 29 affidavit signed by Rush Limbaugh, describing Limbaugh's detention in Palm Beach, Florida by screaming custom officials. Of course, the driveby media took cue from the screamer to become the screamers themselves who were on hand to ensure a complete but rather unjustified embarrassment of Rush Limbaugh of the viagra incident at the Customs Office who have somehow leaked it to the press. And because of this incident Rush has decided to cancel any future international travel until after the 2008 election knowing there are idiots out there who will try and do anything to discredit Rush Limbaugh and his radio show. This viagra thing isn't over yet. Look for more digging by the driveby media "screamers" as to why he was traveling with four other men--including the producers of the hit show "24" on an “all boys” trip to the Dominican Republic.
And so it all come down to this, the Viagra was prescribed using the name of Limbaugh's physician to protect Limbaugh's privacy and no laws were broken despite the driveby media continued screaming until blue in the face.
Very funny.
As always, the driveby media continue to grasp straws here. Just like the screamers. Nice try though. Next time, go after Hillary Clinton.
A week ago Monday, I get back from three days, two-and-a-half days, in the Dominican Republic, and most of the time spent touring cigar factories and cigar farms. I had this bottle of Viagra in my briefcase. I've had it in there since December. I forgot it was even in there. There were 30 pills prescribed, and when they counted them out, there were 29 -- and yet, everybody thinks I loaded up on the stuff for a trip to the Dominican Republic, and that's what everybody was saying. "Wow, what went on in the Dominican Republic? Oh! (muttering)." In fact, when I cleared Customs there was this... I'm going to be very restrained in describing the agent but... I'll save that for another time. Anyway, I pointed out I have a briefcase that's got many different zippers. It's not a top that closes over a bottom. It's this thing that stands up; it's got side pockets and all that, and I opened the primary compartment where most of the things in the briefcase are, just to be cooperative, and she reaches in there, pulls out this bottle, says, "What have we here?" There are twenty-five people in the room. "What have we here? Viagra!" she shouts, "and look, it's not your name on the bottle! This is a crime! This is a violation of law!"
She's shouting this all over the Customs Office, and the whole room has come to a dead stop, and she races behind some closed door to her supervisor. The supervisor comes out and asks, "How many other prescriptions do you have, sir?"
"I've got two."
"They have your name on it?"
"Yes."
"What are they?"
"Look at 'em."
He said, "Well, what's this?"
I said, "I had an intestinal blockage in December. They're for
that.""Oh. How much cash are you carrying?" I started to pull my cash out.
He said, "I don't care to see it, just tell me."
I said, "Less than $1,500."
"Okay." I had a little white bag of things and he opened it.
"What's this?"
I said, "Those are cuff links and golf balls from President Bush. I had lunch with him last Friday in the White House and dinner with your boss, Secretary Chertoff, the night before at the Supreme Court."
"Well, sir, I have to tell you that this is a violation of law, and we have called authorities in Miami and blah, blah," and they detained me for three or four hours and whatever it was, and actually it was the state attorney's office here that ended the whole thing by sending some sheriff deputies over and finally getting a statement from me and taking the case under their jurisdiction, and they today said there's no crime here, and they've announced it but the media is still reporting all over the place all the effects of the deal that could have been thwarted had this been prosecuted and regurgitating facts that were not part of this story at all.
I had some friends with me, and they were standing aside. This actually started this way. When you come into Customs in Palm Beach on a private airplane, this is one of the few Customs offices that I've ever dealt with -- and they know you're coming, by the way, because you have to give them your passport name and ID, passport number, date of birth and all sort of stuff of all the passengers on the airplane a week before you depart. So there's an inbound list and they know who's coming in that day. It's required by law. So somebody in there knew I was coming in, and from what I was told from people that were there during the time I was there, mine was the only luggage that was searched.
In fact, they didn't search the luggage. They just searched my briefcase and the little white bag, and they made me open my computer. But they bring all the bags off of the airplane. I had four guys with me, and they were going on to Miami. I was going to put 'em on the airplane to take them to Miami to catch a commercial flight to Los Angeles. So we get in the Customs office, get my stamp on the passport as having reentered the country and I start helping the luggage guys distinguish my luggage from all the others, because they've mixed it. They've got three carts, so I want my luggage on one cart since I am leaving, and the other four guys' luggage on other carts that go straight out to the airplane and I'm over there helping, and this agent says, "What are you doing? This is Customs! You haven't been cleared," and I smiled.
I said, "I'm just trying to expedite my friends getting outta here when we finish because they're going to Miami." So I went over there and that's when this whole process started. So somebody in there had to be waiting. I think this was leaked before I got out of there. I think it was in the news before I actually was in the car on the way home. But anyway, there was never any "there" there. It is not illegal to possess Viagra. It's like saying it's illegal to possess Prilosec or some other non- controlled substance that's prescribed for things, like, what is Prilosec for? Antacid medicine or what have you. So that's it. I appreciate the call out there, Jeff, but it's over now.
That happened on June 26, last month not too long ago. Recently this Thursday, “The Smoking Gun” website published the Homeland Security manifest, including the June 29 affidavit signed by Rush Limbaugh, describing Limbaugh's detention in Palm Beach, Florida by screaming custom officials. Of course, the driveby media took cue from the screamer to become the screamers themselves who were on hand to ensure a complete but rather unjustified embarrassment of Rush Limbaugh of the viagra incident at the Customs Office who have somehow leaked it to the press. And because of this incident Rush has decided to cancel any future international travel until after the 2008 election knowing there are idiots out there who will try and do anything to discredit Rush Limbaugh and his radio show. This viagra thing isn't over yet. Look for more digging by the driveby media "screamers" as to why he was traveling with four other men--including the producers of the hit show "24" on an “all boys” trip to the Dominican Republic.
And so it all come down to this, the Viagra was prescribed using the name of Limbaugh's physician to protect Limbaugh's privacy and no laws were broken despite the driveby media continued screaming until blue in the face.
A strong desire to see Limbaugh brought down artificially raised hopes, causing some to indulge in premature incarceration speculation. News accounts were inflated to ridiculous proportions, but the intensity could not be kept up and the Limbaugh-in-jail scenario the media erected has now come tumbling down.
Very funny.
As always, the driveby media continue to grasp straws here. Just like the screamers. Nice try though. Next time, go after Hillary Clinton.
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
A Loose Cannon...?
In the latest round of attacks against Jane K. Fernandes (JKF) who is soon to become Gallaudet University's 9th president, Brian Riley issued a press release (note - this was done via a free press release website) on July 2 accusing JKF of harboring "dangerous anti-philosophy of education."
It is ironic that JKF was well known for her successes at the Hawaii Center for the Deaf and Blind, the only Deaf school in the state of Hawaii. JKF became the first female Deaf Administrator of a school for the Deaf ever, not only in Hawaii, but also in the United States! JKF single handedly saved Hawaii Center for the Deaf and Blind from permanent closure and helped increase enrollment from 12 to 88. With personal permission from Steve Laracuente to use his editorial letter in its entirety seen in USA-L news via GallyNet-L:
It's odd that Brian would say that JKF does not care about deaf schools when in fact JKF sees the importance of having deaf schools (e.g. Hawaii School for the Deaf) and even abroad. However, the sad facts are that a good majority of deaf children in the United States now attend public schools and as a result many residential schools have experienced declining enrollments while some schools have already closed. Maybe too many sign language interpreters and other services (e.g. CART) giving public schools the needed services for their deaf and hard of hearing students that hearing parents are likely to send their kids to mainstreamed schools?
Next, Brian is reaching straws here using a 1998 Congressional Appropriations Hearing papers by comparing the bulleted format on page 538 to that of a bulleted flyer made in 2006 that Fernandes allegedly obtained during the protest which mysteriously had the similar typed bulleted format and is trying to allude something here...not sure...but it's funny as heck.
Copy from the 1998 U.S. Congress Appropriation Committe Record seen above
versus the 2006 flyer below.
The above is an alleged flyer printed in 2006 that was allegedly distributed by protesters about Fernandes that was allegedly done by Fernandes to obsfuscate and confuse readers and protesters. And the flyer is alledgedly but mysteriously so to have the same printed format as the 1998 Congressional testimony papers.
I say. So what? No link whatsoever.
Now, if you have ever used Microsoft WORD and click on the bullets icon in the menu at the top of the WORD program you will get the bulleted looks just like you would in the flyer. It's a simple little program that helps summarize detailed information at a glance. What Brian is trying to allude between the two printed format is simply a non sequitur - "it does not follow." No logic behind this at all. This is pure useless grabbing of the straws here to create doubts for readers by using the format of the "mysterious" flyer and how it "matches" the format used seen in the printed documents of the Congressional testimony. Two completely unrelated papers despite its formatting style. And trying to connect the two for whatever god knows what is beyond incredulity here.
Maybe the real obfuscation resides in Brian's own mind? Brian's words are pretty libelous and defamatory towards Jane K Fernandes and Jordan in my thinking. Sometimes things simply go too far for its own good.
It is ironic that JKF was well known for her successes at the Hawaii Center for the Deaf and Blind, the only Deaf school in the state of Hawaii. JKF became the first female Deaf Administrator of a school for the Deaf ever, not only in Hawaii, but also in the United States! JKF single handedly saved Hawaii Center for the Deaf and Blind from permanent closure and helped increase enrollment from 12 to 88. With personal permission from Steve Laracuente to use his editorial letter in its entirety seen in USA-L news via GallyNet-L:
The rumor that Dr. Jane Kelleher-Fernandes, or "JK", as we know her in Hawaii, wants to close all Deaf schools is preposterous and false! The reason I say that is JK kept the Hawaii Center for the Deaf and the Blind (HCDB) open at a time when the Hawaii Department of Education (HI DOE) was planning to close it down. I moved to Hawaii in 1988 from New York City and applied for a job at HCDB, the only Deaf school in the state. The prinicpal was a hearing man who did not sign, Mr. Frank Kho. He informed me that there were no openings because there were only 12 students left and they were planning to close HCDB soon.
I was upset, but there was nothing I could do as a newcomer. I had to take a teaching job on another island (the Big Island of Hawaii) as a mainstream teacher. In 1989, JK got a job with the HI DOE. Some how, she managed to keep HCDB open and became the first female Deaf Administrator of a school for the Deaf ever, not only in Hawaii, but also in the USA. Later, she hired me as a teacher for her school in 1994. I was the only Deaf teacher at the time, until more Deaf teachers were hired later.
Many local folks in Hawaii do not understand what the Gally Protest is about. JK demonstrated her leadership abilities time and time again. She came to HCDB this year to give the keynote speech for HCDB's graduating class of seven seniors on June 7, 2006. Two of the seniors were students at HCDB since pre-school, which was started by JK. HCDB has 88 students now. Services have dramatically improved for the Deaf students, not only oncampus, but statewide. The Superintendent of the HI DOE has recognized HCDB's achievements by attending HCDB's graduation ceremonies for threeyears straight. None of HCDB's successes would not be possible if not for JK being in the right place at the right time!
It seems the Gally Protesters need to get their facts straight! The information about what happened in Hawaii is very important to understanding who the real JK is. When JK was in Hawaii recently, she demonstrated to us that she is the still the same JK we all know and love. We congratulate JK on her appointment as Gallaudet's new President!
Steve Laracuente
95-636 Hanile St., #G-203
Mililani, HI 96789
*711-808-623-0109*
Note: Caller MUST DIAL 711 FIRST or use a TTY and dial the number
direct.
It's odd that Brian would say that JKF does not care about deaf schools when in fact JKF sees the importance of having deaf schools (e.g. Hawaii School for the Deaf) and even abroad. However, the sad facts are that a good majority of deaf children in the United States now attend public schools and as a result many residential schools have experienced declining enrollments while some schools have already closed. Maybe too many sign language interpreters and other services (e.g. CART) giving public schools the needed services for their deaf and hard of hearing students that hearing parents are likely to send their kids to mainstreamed schools?
Next, Brian is reaching straws here using a 1998 Congressional Appropriations Hearing papers by comparing the bulleted format on page 538 to that of a bulleted flyer made in 2006 that Fernandes allegedly obtained during the protest which mysteriously had the similar typed bulleted format and is trying to allude something here...not sure...but it's funny as heck.
Copy from the 1998 U.S. Congress Appropriation Committe Record seen above
versus the 2006 flyer below.
The above is an alleged flyer printed in 2006 that was allegedly distributed by protesters about Fernandes that was allegedly done by Fernandes to obsfuscate and confuse readers and protesters. And the flyer is alledgedly but mysteriously so to have the same printed format as the 1998 Congressional testimony papers.
I say. So what? No link whatsoever.
Now, if you have ever used Microsoft WORD and click on the bullets icon in the menu at the top of the WORD program you will get the bulleted looks just like you would in the flyer. It's a simple little program that helps summarize detailed information at a glance. What Brian is trying to allude between the two printed format is simply a non sequitur - "it does not follow." No logic behind this at all. This is pure useless grabbing of the straws here to create doubts for readers by using the format of the "mysterious" flyer and how it "matches" the format used seen in the printed documents of the Congressional testimony. Two completely unrelated papers despite its formatting style. And trying to connect the two for whatever god knows what is beyond incredulity here.
Maybe the real obfuscation resides in Brian's own mind? Brian's words are pretty libelous and defamatory towards Jane K Fernandes and Jordan in my thinking. Sometimes things simply go too far for its own good.
Monday, July 03, 2006
UbiDuo and NAD at Palm Springs
Check out my pictures and video of Greg Gunderson during my NAD trip. Yes folks, I (and my wife) went to Palm Desert, California (note: incorrect blog title...not Palm Springs) for the NAD convention from June 28 - July 2. It was nice to see some familiar faces and meet up with old friends from Gallaudet University as well as new friends I've met over the internet.
The main reason for the trip to the NAD convention was to help my good friend, Jason Curry (president of sComm, Inc) get things going in setting up their two booths for their UbiDuo's communication device.
The UbiDuo will be the communication device that will change people's lives when it comes to independency and communicating with hearing people. There were several instances when a deaf person heard about the UbiDuo and begged to use it for their job interviews and as result a few of them were hired without the need of an interpreter. The UbiDuo has been successfully used at the doctor offices, dentist offices, job interviews, deaf businesses, and even at the JW Marriott Resort Hotel front desk!
The manager of the JW Marriott Resort hotel thanked Jason Curry, president of sComm, Inc, so many times for lending the UbiDuo for 5 days. It gave the Marriott employees working at the front desk a more professional service with deaf customers checking in and out of the hotel. Many used the UbiDuo to ask other information at the Concierge desk rather than resorting to the crude pen and paper method. The UbiDuo has proved successful once again seeing tremendous results on the front desks of the 5 star Marriott resort hotel.
Hundreds of deaf people used the UbiDuo at the front desk of the JV Marriott resort hotel where the NAD convention was held in Palm Springs, California.
UbiDuo seen at the front desk done wirelessly. A professional service that the JV Marriott Hotel was able to provide to their deaf customers attending the NAD conference.
Jason showing his UbiDuo to a potential customer.
Jason and Lynn with potential customers
It was a great success for sComm, Inc at the NAD convention. They had many interested people in wanting to know more about the UbiDuo.
More and more people coming to the sComm, Inc booth to learn more about the UbiDuo communication device.
Greg Gunderson talking to people about his racing experiences and
want their votes so he can become the first deaf person to get on the
new network tv reality show "Racin for a Livin."
Greg Gunderson had a wonderful time meeting people at the NAD convention and the chance to educate them about the upcoming Racin for a Livin reality tv show and for them to vote for him as many times as possible so he can be on that show. And become the first deaf person on that tv reality show.
It was great seeing him in his new racing firesuit with the UbiDuo logo on the front and back with the www.scommonline.com address on it. sComm, Inc is the official sponsor of Greg Gunderson.
Greg Gunderson and Mike McConnell who was solely responsible in bringing Greg Gunderson to sComm, Inc.
Greg Gunderson, proud to sport his UbiDuo racing firesuit for sComm, Inc who is the official sponsor of Greg Gunderson. Greg stands proudly next to his old deaf summer camp mate Jason Curry who is the president of sComm, Inc.
Things gets busy at the sComm, Inc booth. The UbiDuo saves time when it comes to communicating with hearing people.
Things gets busy at the sComm, Inc booth. The UbiDuo saves time when it comes to communicating with hearing people.
A very successful UbiDuo team! Don't forget to vote for Greg Gunderson !!
Great friends enjoying each other while on a tram trip to San Jacinto State Park at 8500 feet high outside of Palm Springs, California. Keri McConnell, Jason and Missy Curry, and Mike McConnell while Mike attempts to take a picture of the group.
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Matt Hamill Interview - an Olympic 2008 Dream
Matt Wins. 2-0 in the MMA.
Kokonut Pundits: ok...how old are you Matt?
Matt Hamill: I'm 29.
Kokonut Pundits: I know you went to RIT to study...did you ever visit Gallaudet University?
Matt Hamill: Oh yeah about seven times.
Kokonut Pundits: To visit your friends?
Matt Hamill: For rockfest and deaf olympic tryout and visit friend of mine.
Kokonut Pundits: Ah, the famous Gallaudet University's Rockfest concerts.
Matt Hamill: Ha ha. Yeah!
Kokonut Pundits: What what year was that when you visited Gallaudet and when was the Deaf olympic tryout?
Matt Hamill: A year before Deaf Olympic in 2001 at Italy, Rome.
Kokonut Pundits: And how did you do in Rome? Did you win?
Matt Hamill: Yup. Gold medal in freestyle.
Kokonut Pundits: Was the opponent an easy competitor and you pinned him easily on the mat?
Matt Hamill: Yes.
Kokonut Pundits: Were you surprised that it was that easy to win?
Matt Hamill: As for deaf level there's no challenge.
Kokonut Pundits: How many did you wrestle against to win the gold medal?
Matt Hamill: Three.
Kokonut Pundits: And all three were pinned quickly?
Matt Hamill: No, tech fall.
Kokonut Pundits: Tech fall?
Matt Hamill: Two pins and one tech fall means I score more than ten points and the opponents couldn't score even one point. Tech fall means 10 to 0.
Kokonut Pundits: I see. What are your feelings for the 2008 Olympic? How will they pick you to represent the United States?
Matt Hamill: I'm thrilled to look forward to join the 2008 Olympic team.
Kokonut Pundits: How will they choose a representative for the United States for wrestlers?
Matt Hamill: Well, I have to win the tryouts first. Three of them. If I win that I will go to Las Vegas for third and final tournament.
Kokonut Pundits: What are the dates of those tournaments?
Matt Hamill. I don;t know yet.
Kokonut Pundits: Will it be this year?
Matt Hamill: No. In April of 2007.
Kokonut Pundits: You will have a lot of time to practice and get ready!
Matt Hamill: Oh yeah!
Look here on Kokonut Pundits for more interviews with Matt Hamill in the upcoming weeks with more talks on TUF, UFC, 2008 Olympic and many more.
Also, here's your chance to ask Matt Hamill with your questions about the upcoming Olympic 2008, TUF3, UFC or anything elese. Leave your questions in the comment area. Please, no personal questions!
First post-fight interview with Matt Hamill after UFC Finale fight.
A poll to help Matt decide to which event to pursue first. UFC or 2008 Olympic? Please vote to help him decide!!
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Friday, June 30, 2006
Greg Gunderson at the NAD Convention
Today, Greg Gunderson will show up at the NAD convention starting at 1:30 PM. He will start his day in the Exhibit Hall. Come and meet Greg Gunderson and learn how you can vote for him to get on the newest TV reality show called "Racin for a Livin" coming this Fall 2006. There are 50 professional race car drivers, all hearing except for Greg Gunderson. Only the top 15 with the highest number of votes will get to go on the TV network show Racin for a Livin.
Greg Gunderson will be at the NAD convention from June 30 - July 1. He leaves for home on July 2.
Vote as many times as you can. Not one time but many times because the winner with the highest number of votes get to go on the reality TV show. Currently Greg Gunderson is ranked at #16 out 50. The top 15 will go on the show. Let's try and get Greg in the top 10 position. Voting ends this July 31. So, act now! Don't delay. Inform your friends and families about Greg Gunderson and help bring about better recognition of what deaf and hard of hearing people can do, even being a professional race car driver.
See how you can help and learn more about Greg Gunderson.
Or see Greg Gunderson in person at the NAD convention to learn more about him and the tv reality show "Racin for a Livin."
Greg Gunderson will be at the NAD convention from June 30 - July 1. He leaves for home on July 2.
Vote as many times as you can. Not one time but many times because the winner with the highest number of votes get to go on the reality TV show. Currently Greg Gunderson is ranked at #16 out 50. The top 15 will go on the show. Let's try and get Greg in the top 10 position. Voting ends this July 31. So, act now! Don't delay. Inform your friends and families about Greg Gunderson and help bring about better recognition of what deaf and hard of hearing people can do, even being a professional race car driver.
See how you can help and learn more about Greg Gunderson.
Or see Greg Gunderson in person at the NAD convention to learn more about him and the tv reality show "Racin for a Livin."
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
An Interview with Matt Hamill
Kokonut Pundits has obtained an exclusive interview with Matt Hamill who is fast becoming well known as the deaf fighter seen on SpikeTV in the tv reality series "The Ultimate Fighter." This is one of the many interviews of Matt Hamill. Lots of surprising details never before revealed on the behind the scenes in the TUF3 reality show. You'd be surprised on what you will learn here only at my Kokonut Pundits blogsite.
Look for more interviews this July with Matt Hamill on Kokonut Pundits in the upcoming weeks. More exciting never before heard stories about his TUF3 adventures and his dream for the Olympic 2008.
(Check out all of the blog interviews from 2006 to 2001 of Matt Hamill by Kokonut Pundit)
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Matt Hamill: How are you mike?
Kokonut Pundits: Hey, Matt. Nice talking to you. and congrats and beating the crap out of Jesse.
Matt Hamill: Yeah, I was disappointed that I didn;t make it to the finals.
Kokonut Pundits: Yeah...that's a real shame.
Matt Hamill: But I was happy about my performance that i beat jesse. I'll be back.
Kokonut Pundits: I was happy that I was able to watch live tv in the last 12 minutes of the show. So, where are you now Matt?
Matt Hamill: I'm at upstate NY in Utica. I promised my daughter that I will be here for a while she gave me a special card for late father day. I haven't seen my daughter for five weeks due to training. It was a hell of a training at Big Bear Camp.
Kokonut Pundits: Aw, how nice!
Matt Hamill: She know what I do for living.
Kokonut Pundits: How old is your daughter?
Matt Hamill: She's 5
Kokonut Pundits: Nice.
Matt Hamill: I'm looking at your blog. My ex wife mention about you.
Kokonut Pundits: How did you ex wife find out about my blog?
Matt Hamill: From her deaf friends.
Matt Hamill and Josh Barnett
Kokonut Pundits: Of course. Oh, by the way, I also want to congratulate you on beating Mike Nickels. Can you tell me some of the things that happened during the filming of TUF3?
Matt Hamill: The show had some interesting twists and turns but it was a great experience for me and I wouldn't give it up for anything else. I made it to the semi-finals and won. But I wasn't allowed to move on to the finals because yes, I got injured during a practice session where I hurt my elbow but still fought in the semi-finals. I fell into "unconciousness" at some point during the fight and don't remember it at all, not even winning. I arrived to the hospital after the fight where I was in a "semi-coma" for 13 hours. They didn't say that on the show. When I was released from the hospital, I still had no idea what had happened and I didn't know I had been eliminated until I came back to the practice session. It was a big upset for me. I was ready and willing to fight in the finals. I was injured and I did win the semi-finals, even with my injury. If the doctor had okayed me to fight in the finals I believe I would be holding the contract in my hands right now instead of Mike Bisping.
Kokonut Pundits: But you don't remember the fight with Mike Nickels at all??
Matt Hamill: Nope.
Kokonut Pundits: Do you remember saying "I'll be back" when they put you in the ambulance?
Matt Hamill: No
Kokonut Pundits: Wow!
Matt Hamill: I couldn't believe I can't remember. I woke up the hospital. I thought I was in heaven.
Kokonut Pundits: Boy... that's scary, Matt. Not remembering.
Matt Hamill: Yeah rise from the dead.
Kokonut Pundits: What was the last thing you remembered before fighting Mike Nickels?
Matt Hamill: I was in warm up room with Saul and Tito.
Kokonut Pundits: Wow.
Matt Hamill: It was embarrassing. I didn't do well on the show after I fought Mike. One arm, no takedown and alot of dizziness.
Kokonut Pundits: You did well Matt with Nickels. One thing you have to remember is that you bashed him with one good arm. It may have been sloppy but you were preserving your injured arm.
Matt Hamill: Did you know that i was in a "coma" for 13 hours a week before I fought Mike? Thats why Danny gave me sandwiches. I couldn't walk good. I threw up everyday. UFC wanted to send me home but I refused. After Josh hit my jaw every fighter was happy and found my weakness.
Kokonut Pundits: That took guts for refusing to go home. So, you were not in a real coma but lost consciousness in a way?
Matt Hamill: Yes. 13 hours. They didn't show all of it. I didn't show up to watch Rory against Dagger guy fight.
Kokonut Pundits: So, Danny woke you up from heavy sleep?
Matt Hamill: Yeah its weird.
Kokonut Pundits: How did that injury happen?
Matt Hamill: It happened during spar when I front head lock with Josh. And his elbow hit my jaw.
Kokonut Pundits: Is that why you were so tired out after fighting Nickels and went to the hospital?
Matt Hamill: Yes.
Kokonut Pundits: Now it was Josh that hit you during the spar, and not Kendall? Right? Kendall did a "sucker punch" with his foot. Right?
Matt Hamill: It was Josh.
Kokonut Pundits: But did Kendall also hit you in the face with his foot like a "sucker punch" ??
Matt Hamill: Yes, kick to my neck but the jaw was from Josh.
Kokonut Pundit: Oh, I see. That clears it up. So, you were throwing up for how many days after you got hit by Josh in the jaw?
Matt Hamill: I was voitiming after Josh til after the fight with Mike Nickels. It got better after the hospital.
Kokonut Pundits: On the show, lot of the guys did jokes on each other. Did they play jokes on you, too? I remember the steak scene where they hid your steak in the oven.
Matt Hamill: They were playing around. Its cool.
Kokonut Pundits: No mean jokes?
Matt Hamill: ha ha. I knew they took the steak.
Kokonut Pundits: What is your favorite meat?
Matt Hamill: Chicken.
Look for more interviews with Matt Hamill on Kokonut Pundits in the upcoming weeks. More exciting never before heard stories about his TUF3 adventures and his dream for the Olympic 2008.
Check out all of the interviews (from 2006 to 2011) of Matt Hamill by Kokonut Pundit!
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