DeafDigest Mid-Week edition, June 19, 2013
-- a deaf poker player wins big money in World Series of Poker
David Chiu, who is deaf, won first place money of $145,520 over
246 other poker players in a recent World Series of Poker event.
He has career winnings of $7,612,754 in poker tournaments, 12th
best in lifetime earnings. And it is his 5th first place win.
David does not know sign language.
-- a famous man calls himself deaf-mute
Many of us love to travel. And many of us read Rick Steeves'
travel books for advice on these tourist sites. In a recent
magazine interview, Rick was explaining that he was traveling
in the Czech Republic and had communication problems with a
Czech woman. Rick described himself as being treated as a
deaf-mute by that Czech woman. Why wouldn't he just describe
himself as deaf? It is very disappointing, his attitude!
-- Deaflympics fund raising on an American warship!
Two deaf brothers had to raise funds for their participation
in the Deaflympics. Both were javelin throwers. The father of
both boys, serving in the Navy, had his sons come with him
on the American warship. On the deck in front of many sailors,
the deaf brothers demonstrated the way to throw the javelin.
The next day, the fund raising goal for both brothers was met
in just four hours! It was Bill Ramborger, a long time retired
teacher at South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind, and
brother Dick, who is the father of the famous Deaf Chef -
Kurt. It was the 1961 Deaflympics in Helsinki, Finland.
06/16/13 Blue edition at:
http://35.182.75.222/category/newsletter/newsletter-blue-newsletter/
06/16/13 Gold edition at:
http://35.182.75.222/category/newsletter/newsletter-gold-newsletter/
