ASLEXPO at Lansing MI- December 5th, 2009

The difference between Deaf and Hearing family with Deaf childrens.

The difference between Deaf and Hearing family with deaf childrens, I noticed most of the time, Deaf, whoever is part of the hearing family tends to learn SEE quickly than ASL, but can learn ASL in the future if possible. Deaf, whoever is part of the deaf family tends to learn ASL quickly than SEE. So leave a comment if you want to. :)

Six-pound Chihuahua Blown Away by Wind

Six-pound Chihuahua Blown Away by Wind!? How terrible is that!? I can't believe that the 70-mph winds blown that dog away! Check this out! it's happening in waterford, michigan.

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Walking the Walk

An overview of the truly moving stories of people who’ve walked across the country:


JOURNEYMAN: George Martin, former NFL player
STARTING POINT: George Washington Bridge in New York City
ENDING POINT: North Embarcadero Park in San Diego
SPECS: 3,003 miles over the course of eight months
YEAR: 2007–2008
AGE AT TIME OF JOURNEY: 55
REASON FOR TRIP: Raised $2 million to benefit 9/11 responders, “the Heroes of Ground Zero.”
IN HIS OWN WORDS: “There are thousands of true national heroes of 9/11 who are now suffering medically, and I believe we owe them our support for helping our nation survive and heal after such a horrific tragedy.”
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JOURNEYMEN: Some 800 Native Americans calling themselves The Longest Walk 2
STARTING POINT: Alcatraz Island, San Francisco
ENDING POINT: Steps of the Capitol, Washington, D.C.
SPECS: Two different routes, one northern, one southern, totaling 8,200 miles over 175 days
YEAR: 2008
AGE AT TIME OF JOURNEY: Variable
REASON FOR TRIP: Thirtieth anniversary of the 1978 Longest Walk; to promote the message “All life is Sacred; protect Mother Earth,” the group picked up trash and recyclables along the way and delivered a “Manifesto for Change” to representatives at the Capitol.IN
THEIR OWN WORDS: “As indigenous peoples, we face a commonthreat…extermination through corporatization. We need to coordinate our struggles and we need to maintain our tribal sovereignty.”— Michael Lane (who participated in both the 1978 and 2008 walks)
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“There was a stretch of 63 miles … where I survived on five chicken wings, three granola bars, one Snickers, some potato chips, and peanuts that people gave me.” —Hakim Maloum


JOURNEYMAN: Rick Hammersley
STARTING POINT: Waters of Bodega Bay, north of San Francisco
ENDING POINT: Waters of Coney Island, New York City
SPECS: 3,206 miles over 216 days (and $100.95 in change found along the way)
YEAR: 2008
AGE AT TIME OF JOURNEY: 60
REASON FOR TRIP: Five years after beating colon cancer, he walked to raise money ($12,000) for cancer research
IN HIS OWN WORDS: “I know now from my prior experience with cancer, and from the daily drudgery of a seven months’ walk, that there isn’t a whole lot you can throw at me that I haven’t already experienced. But I found out a long time ago you need something to strive for—a goal, if you want to call it that—to just keep you going.”
ANOTHER WALK: At the end of his journey, his cancer came back, but he hopes to beat it, after which he’ll complete a second trans-America walk—this time from the border of North Dakota and Manitoba, Canada, to the southern border of Texas and Mexico, following Route 281. If he does it, his halfway point, in the Nebraska area, will be the same as on his first trek.
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JOURNEYMAN: Hakim Maloum
STARTING POINT: Union Square, New York City
ENDING POINT: Venice Beach Boardwalk, Los Angeles
SPECS: 3,300 miles (and about 70 lost pounds) over five and a half months with only a backpack and $217 to his name
YEAR: 2008
AGE AT TIME OF JOURNEY: 31
REASON FOR TRIP: To prove that nothing is impossible
IN HIS OWN WORDS: “There was a stretch of 63 miles, between Essex and Ludlow, California, where I survived on five chicken wings, three granola bars, one Snickers, some potato chips, and peanuts that people gave me. It took me three days and two nights. But, once again, with the kindness of others I got fed, and made it.”



JOURNEYWOMAN: Doris “Granny D” Haddock:
Starting Point: Los Angeles
Ending Point: Washington, D.C.
Specs: 3,200 miles over 14 months during which, according to her website, “She trekked through over 1,000 miles of desert, climbed the Appalachian Range in blizzard conditions, and even skied 100 miles after a historic snowfall made roadside walking impossible.”
Year: 1999–2000
Age at time of journey: 89–90
Reason for trip: To call attention to the need for campaign-finance reform and to support what became the McCain-Feingold Act.
Fun facts: In 2003, she began a 22,000-mile drive around the country in an effort to register women and minorities to vote.An HBO documentary, Run Granny Run, depicts her 2004 campaign for Senate in New Hampshire, during which she garnered 34 percent of the vote in an effort to, as she puts it, “raise a little hell.”
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Interesting fact: The shortest coast-to-coast distance in the continental United States is 2,089 miles, on a line stretching between a point near Brunswick, Georgia to a few miles south of San Diego.

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Marlee Matlin: Baby sitter's abuse led to life of drugs, violence

Marlee Matlin: Baby sitter's abuse led to life of drugs, violenceActress Marlee Matlin appears on CNN's "Larry King Live" on Monday night to talk about her sexual abuse.



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(CNN) -- Deaf actress Marlee Matlin has captivated millions with her film roles over the years. And she's now giving a new voice to an important issue.Monday night on "Larry King Live," the Academy Award winner opened up to guest host Joy Behar about the sexual abuse she suffered as a child. She says the abuse led to drug use. She also opened up about her volatile relationship with actor William Hurt.This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity:

Guest host Joy Behar: [Your] book is called "I'll Scream Later." Marlee, what does it mean, "I'll Scream Later?"
Marlee Matlin (through her interpreter, Jack): It goes way back to when I was in rehab. ... I got nominated for the Academy Awards while I was in rehab. And Jack asked me over the phone: "What do you want to say?" The press wants an answer. ...The counselors were looking at me. I couldn't say anything. So I said, "I'll scream later." ...
Behar: This book tells a lot.
Matlin: It tells a lot more than I anticipated I would. ... After I did "Dancing With the Stars," so many e-mails came, so many fan letters came saying how inspiring I was. And they saw me on TV dancing and they thought: Well, a deaf person can dance. Good for you. Wow! She can't hear the music. She can dance. Wow!And that's fine. But I wanted to pass along the message that there was much more to me than that.
Behar: You were [molested] at age 11 by a 16-year-old female baby sitter?
Matlin: Unfortunately, yes.
Behar: How did that impact your life?
Matlin: I masked it, and I covered it up. And I masked it with drugs. And I masked it at a very early age with drugs. ... I never told anyone. I never told my parents. And yet, I never forgot it.
Behar: Who was the first person you did tell?
Matlin: That's a good question. It was probably my husband.
Behar: Your husband that you have now, your present husband?
Matlin: Yes. (Laughter). I only have one husband.
Behar: You've only been married once. And you're married a long time, too, right? ... And he's a policeman?
Matlin: He's a policeman, and he's hot. ...
Behar: OK. Now the other thing is you were then molested again, in high school, when you were 14, by a teacher.
Matlin: It was a teacher who I looked up to and became friendly with. At the time ... I wanted good grades, you know, and I wanted his approval.
Behar: He sort of lured you into his apartment?
Matlin: Yes.
Behar: But then you continued to see him?
Matlin: I did continue. And when I found out 10 years later, after graduating from high school, that other women in school had the same experience.
Behar: Did you think it was molestation or did you think you were having a relationship with a teacher?
Matlin: I knew it was wrong. The reason why [was] because he was married. ...And I didn't think it was illegal. I mean that didn't even pop in my mind. I was never told what was right and what was wrong about the situation. And at the time, I'm thinking it's wrong because he's married.
Behar: Because you were a deaf young girl, do you think that played into all of the molestations?Matlin: It could be. It's possible.
Behar: Did they see you as easy prey?
Matlin: The baby sitter wasn't deaf, so it was possible. ... But it's all about taking advantage of a child, whether they're deaf or hearing.
Behar: I understand that. I'm just wondering if it happens even more often to a handicapped child.
Matlin: I don't know.
Behar: All right, let's talk about William Hurt. What's the deal between the two of you? Was it love? Was it lust?
Matlin: You know what, actually, we started our relationship during the end of the screen test process for "Children of a Lesser God" before I even got the role. And it continued until I got the role. And it continued throughout the film. And it continued after. And I lived with him with for two years.
Behar: And you said in the book that the sex with him was spectacular. Now you've piqued my interest. Can we have a few details here?
Matlin: You know, actually, we were in love. We were truly in love in a relationship, but part of that was love-hate. I mean I was battling my drug addiction at the time.Behar: What kind of drugs were you using?
Matlin: Pot, cocaine, and --
Behar: Alcohol, too?
Matlin: No alcohol. Alcohol was never my thing.
Behar: He was doing drugs, too?
Matlin: With me, yes.
Behar: Tell me about the abusive part of the relationship with him. Was he physically abusive or verbally?
Matlin: It is not easy to talk about it.
Behar: I know.
Matlin: But it happened. ... I was 19, and he was 35. I didn't understand what this was about. ... There was so much going on with the film, with him being older, me being younger, not seeing eye to eye on a lot of things, and being drunk and being high ...
Behar: Was there violence?
Matlin: There was violence.
Behar: Sometimes?
Matlin: All the time.
Behar: He's a big fellow. He might have hurt you. You are a small girl.
Matlin: But I kick butt.
Behar: You kicked him back?
Matlin: Oh, yes. I had to. I had to.
Behar: But you stayed. Why did you say?
Matlin: I didn't know how to leave. I didn't have friends in New York. I didn't know that you could ask for help. I didn't know that you could call 911. I didn't know. Now I know. And for anyone who's in this kind of relationship, look, it's hard. It's hard to get out when you don't know.
Behar: Has he ever apologized to you?
Matlin: No.
Behar: You're very nice to him in the book. You have an acknowledgment in the book for William Hurt.
Matlin: Look, he is a very good actor. I have nothing but the utmost respect for the work we had together. I was a fan of his before I met him.
Behar: But if he hasn't apologized and you still feel that he was very wrong in the way he behaved, why do you acknowledge ... ?
Matlin: If he apologized, I would forgive him, but I won't forget.
Behar: You won't forget, no. But you've forgiven him in this book. it seems to me.
Matlin: How else am I going to live? How else am I going to live? You have to try to find the heart to forgive.
Behar: You are a strong, very talented actress. You are a role model for a lot of young people. ... In this book, are you afraid this is going to change the way people see you?
Matlin: No. ... I hope I can inspire many more people than just being the deaf person dancing on "Dancing With the Stars." I'm not worried about losing fans. Or I'm not worried about all that kind of stuff.
Behar: You were not born deaf. You lost your hearing.
Matlin: I became deaf when I was 18 months old. And I learned to sign when I was 5 years old. I went to public mainstream schools [in Chicago] with a deaf program in it. And that's what life was for me. It was a great childhood, actually. Despite what happened, I had a great childhood.
Behar: You have a great life now. You're married to a great guy. You have children.
Matlin: I have four wonderful children, 13, 8, 6 and 5.
Behar: I want to thank Marlee and Jack. We have this note, "Larry King Live" reached out to William Hurt seeking a response to Marlee's memoir and the allegations she makes about him.

His representatives declined to comment.
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Cake-Weird News! Yucks!

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Take a look! you won't believe in this! i wonder why would people want to save that cake!? yucks! you can find more information about this cake in below of this vlog, unbelievable! ugh, it was ruining my appetizers for the next cake if i bake one! Link

TJ aka Owens45 just got Punk'D!!!

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