WRAD trip to Baja Calif, Outfest Film Festival, New CI Technology, Asian Festival

From: Dhhreport (WRAD) - Jun 15, 2005

NEWS HERE
1. WRAD Trip to Baja California, Mexico July 23-30, 2005
2. Outfest Film Festival, Los Angeles July 7-18, 2005
3. New CI Technology
4. Deaf Asian Festival, Los Angeles, June 25, 2005

WRAD- Mexico presents a Summer Recreational Camping Fun in Los Cabos, South Baja California, Mexico
July 23-30, 2005
Programs and Acvtivities Offered are as follows:
Surfing, Volleyball, Soccer, Bowling, Mountain Bicycling, Fishing, Tennis Table, Swimming, Chess, Tennis, Basketball, and Billiards

This is being coordinated by WRAD- Mexico and other Associations of the Deaf in Mexico.
Come to the first National WRAD event in Los Cabos, Baja California.

100 people limited.
Send an International Money Order NO LATER than June 30, 2005 of $150.00 (Dollars)
Package must be paid in the amount of $350 for hotel, food, etc for July 24- 30, 6 days and 5 nights

Hotel Headquarters: Plaza Real Hotel in La Paz ( 2 people per room)
6 days and 5 nights
Free transportation every day to different activities offered by WRAD- Mexico.

More information:

Josefina Carballo Burquez, State President of A.S.B.C. and WRAD Mexico Coordinator in La Paz- jcarballoburquez@yahoo.com.mx

FAX- 01-55-56-72-7976
Cell phone- 55-85-58-24-78
Email- casalfang_04@hotmail.com

For the International Money Order:
BEFORE June 30, 2005
Name : WRAD- MEXICO ( Attn: Guillermo Palomino Jimenez)
HSBC BANK- Multiple Card of Deposit Acct Number- 6194465556
Email info- wrad_mexico_nac@hotmail.com or FAX 01-664-6231969 in Tijuana
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GET READY FOR A LONG,
HHHOTTT SUMMER!!

OUTFEST 2005 IS HERE!

Well, almost! For those of you who are new to Outfest - the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival - we are in our 23rd year and continue as California's largest film festival! And we want to welcome you to the FUN!!!

2005 marks our 6th year of continuous service to the Deaf/HH community, and we're proud to offer services to both our festivals (summer's OUTFEST and winter's FUSION) as well as the year round weekly screening series which takes place at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.

As Outfest is a nonprofit organization, we're pleased and proud to offer ASL interpreting for our D/HH patrons and members. Each year, we work to expand our offerings and positive contact for and with this community

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OUTFEST 2005:

THE 23rd LOS ANGELES GAY AND LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL
FESTIVAL DATES: 7 - 18 JULY 2005

This year, OUTFEST is running HHHOTTT! with more than 200 excellent feature and short film programs to see! We'll keep you cool in your seat, but our films are sure to light a fire in you!!

DHHS is servicing 50 separate events over the course of the 12-day festival. Now, if you'd like to view more specific information about the festival ahead of time, to look over the more than 200 programs, or find out more about the organization itself, please feel free to check out these links- http://www.outfest.

DHHS specifically targets
(Non-English-Language Films!) and SWEs (Spoken-Word Events!) for ASL interpreting service (we also try to keep a sense of humor wherever possible! ;-) ), so keep an eye out for "SUBTITLED" in the program description for those screenings we service.

COME TO OUTFEST'S INCREDIBLE GALA EVENTS

We also provide interpreters at all Outfest's premiere Gala Events: from OPENING NIGHT (a NELF!) to our TWO CENTERPIECE events (one is a NELF) to AWARDS NIGHT (also a NELF this year!) and CLOSING NIGHT, we encourage all our deaf/hard of hearing members and patrons to come see the OUTSTANDING features we'll be screening at this year's festival!

SEE SOME GREAT INDIE FILMS BEFORE THEIR PUBLIC RELEASE

SPECIAL ENGLISH-LANGUAGE PRE- THEATRICAL-RELEASE SCREENING!( Deaf and Hard of Hearing Party

SATURDAY, JULY 9TH, 7:00PM DGA2 *
POST-SCREENING RECEPTION (9PM, following the film) - ALL D/HH PATRONS WELCOME

So come on everyone, get out your "kewl" cool clothes, your flip-flops, and hottest shades, and join us @ the *DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA, the SHOWCASE THEATRE, the LAEMMLE'S MONICA theatres, the ORPHEUM downtown, the REDCAT theatre, and many more!!!

IN ADDITION to all the above, OUTFEST's D/HH Community Collaborator will have its block of FREE TICKETS to selected screenings available to all our Deaf / Hard of Hearing patrons and members. The supply is obviously limited, so pick yours up early! Just come to the DGA box office, let your customer assistant know your status in this community, and you'll be able to choose up to a total of six (6) tickets total per person from among the participating events.

To further help facilitate the TICKET PURCHASING process for you (YOU CAN ORDER YOUR TICKETS TODAY EITHER ONLINE OR BY TELEPHONE), we've expanded our Interpreter availability at the Directors Guild Box Office this year! You can purchase and/or pick up tickets at the Outfest/DGA Box Office with the assistance of one of our Courtesy Interpreters, who will be available at the following posts during these dates and times:

COURTESY INTERPRETER HOURS
located at the Directors Guild of America:

* Saturday, July 9th: 11A to 1P DGA BOX OFFICE
* Saturday, July 9th: 2P to 4P DGA BOX OFFICE
* Saturday, July 9th: 5:30P to 7P DGA LOBBY / DGA THEATRE 2

* Sunday, July 10th: 11A to 1P DGA BOX OFFICE
* Sunday, July 10th: 2P to 3:30P DGA LOBBY / DGA THEATRE 2

* Wednesday, July 13th: 6:00P to 7:45P DGA BOX OFFICE / LOBBY

* Thursday, July 14th: 6:00P to 7:45P DGA BOX OFFICE / LOBBY

* JUST LOOK FOR THE ORANGE INTERPRETER BADGES ON OUR VOLUNTEERS *

Why not consider JOINING OUTFEST as a MEMBER; you get great discounts to screenings all year long, including during the Festival, as well as other fabulous perks!! Click the text below to go to OUTFEST's Membership page:

JOIN TODAY!
http://www.outfest.org/membership.html
Either way, COME HAVE FUN AT OUTFEST 2005!...
WHY NOT SHARE PART OF YOUR
LONG, HOT SUMMER WITH US!!
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT THE OUTFEST OFFICES AT:
OUTFEST EMAIL- outfest@outfest.org
OR BY TELEPHONE AT:
VOICE: 213 480 7088
&
FAX: 213 480 7099

JEFF CAMERON

org:OUTFEST;DHHS (Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services)

email;internet: bodmodslv69@earthlink.net

title:Coordinator

tel;work:626 683 7030

tel;home:626 683 7030
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NEW CI TECHNOLOGY

A new generation of cochlear implants was unveiled recently by Australian hearing implant pioneer Cochlear Corporation. Called the Nucleus Freedom implant, it took seven years and $76 million (US) to develop and features four tiny computers that can separate important sounds from background noise, reported the U.K. news service AFB. The new system represents a "quantum leap forward in terms of sophistication and design," said Cochlear's chief scientist, Jim Patrick, and "will revolutionize the lives of the hearing impaired." Designed for people born deaf or with moderate-to-profound hearing loss, the Nucleus Freedom device mimics natural hearing by using "SmartSound" technologies to soften distracting sounds in crowds and to automatically adjust sound levels to improve comfort in noisy environments.
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Mark Your Calendars for the Deaf Asia Festival 2005 in Los Angeles, CA.

*** Everyone is welcome! FREE Admission! ***

Invited to:     EVERYONE! NOT ONLY ASIANS, OR DEAF. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

WHEN:    Saturday, June 25, 2005

WHERE:   Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness (GLAD) Building

         2222 Laverna Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90041

         Near Eagle Rock

         Map can be found at http://www.deafasia.org/daf/map.html

         More information at http://www.deafasia.org/daf/events.html

TIME:    (Festival Booths) 9 am - 6 pm

                 (Movie show after Festival) 7 pm - 9 pm

Event will begin with activities as it follows:

* Social-Gatherings

* Vendor/Exhibit:

Deaf Technology, ASL stuffs, Cultural Arts, Novelties/Gifts and More·

* What's New!     

1. LAUGHING HANDS (deaf comedy live show at videophone and stage together)

2. Italian Deaf Movie (Hollywood-style) Show after Deaf Asia Festival

3. Video Chat Party (you can find new friends from other countries)

4. SPRINT introduces new features of its video relay service via emails

5. DAFTV's MATA deaf channel TV series show

6. Volunteers Fair (casting, modeling, exhibit working, and more)

7. Hot Raffle Prizes:

1st prize - Powered Scooter

2nd prize - Portable DVD player with 7" LCD monitor

3rd prize - Magic Note Pad with backlight

Plus 10 small prizes

* What's more surprises?       

You will get a FREE CD (ASL + movie stuffs) and bags - limited numbers.

Need to show up earlier - Before .

Take opportunity to buy $1.00 - EXPO ticket! (worth of regular ticket is $10!) at Long Beach Convention Center - November 5, 2005. Only offered

at

Deaf Asia Festival 2005.

* Conference / Workshop:

Global Video Chat Party (chatting with your new friends outside USA)

Defining deaf's tomorrow technology

Introduce MATA channel TV (All deaf-managed)

* Night Movie and Performance Show after Festival:

Movie:  Keychain and Italian Movie - Beyond The World

http://www.mata.tv/moviestrailer/index.html

Performance Show: Laughing Hands (two mime / comedian actors - one from here and another one from outside USA will perform together in LIVE show time through stage and videophone projector) - WOW!! Never seen before!

We hope that you will join us for this marvelous event. For your convenience, please visit our web site at http://www.deafasia.org/daf/events.html

or email: info@deafasia.org for more details.

Welcome to Deaf Asia Festival 2005.

Thank you

Media Group

Deaf Asia Foundation
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