White Stripes “We’re Going To Be Friends”
Produced by D-PAN, the Deaf Professional Arts Network and Lucky Airlines.
www.d-pan.org

Video made possible by Sorenson Communications.

lyrics:
Fall is here, hear the yell
back to school, ring the bell
brand new shoes, walking blues
climb the fence, books and pens
I can tell that we’re going to be friends

Walk with me, Suzy Lee
through the park and by the tree
we will rest upon the ground
and look at all the bugs we found
then safely walk to school
without a sound

Well here we are, no one else
we walked to school all by ourselves
there’s dirt on our uniforms
from chasing all the ants and worms
we clean up and now its time to learn

Numbers, letters, learn to spell
nouns, and books, and show and tell
at playtime we will throw the ball
back to class, through the hall
teacher marks our height
against the wall

And we don’t notice any time pass
we don’t notice anything
we sit side by side in every class
teacher thinks that I sound funny
but she likes the way you sing

Tonight I’ll dream while I’m in bed
when silly thoughts go through my head
about the bugs and alphabet
and when I wake tomorrow I’ll bet
that you and I will walk together again
cause I can tell that we’re going to be friends

This is a shocking news. It came to my eyes and was surprised that Sorenson Communications provided a legal information in regarding about nTouchVP Terms in regarding porting number and fees. Why would such do this crazy thing? I felt that customers like us shall not be billed for any reasons. VRS Providers is the sole responsbiity to pay all fees because we pay TRS Tax fee and that what it is for.

Let’s take a look at the one section that explains about $400 fee and so forth:

What do you have to say about this? For myself, I think this is plainly silly. Again, deaf customers SHALL not be held responsbility for any FEES whoesever owed, period.

Any comments?

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Three days ago, the court rescheduled 6 defendants’ sentencing dates (Azrelyant, Finkle, Strusa and Zfati, Iskandarova, Holovkin).

New sentencing schedule (all times Eastern) is now:

John Yeh, Joseph Yeh:                                               November 30, 2011 at 9:30am
Rubeck, Frankel:                                                       November 30, 2011 at 10am
Mowl, Tropp:                                                            December 14, 2011 at 10am
Hawkins, L.Berke:                                                     December 19, 2011 at 10am
D. Berke, Goetz, Simmons:                                       January 19, 2012 at 10am
Azrelyant, Finkle, Strusa:                                          January 30, 2012 at 10am
Pena:                                                                        January 31, 2012 at 9:30am
Zfati, Iskandarova, Holovkin:                                    February 23, 2012 at 10am
Buscaron, Fernandez:                                               February 28, 2012 at 10am
Velasquez Verson, Thompson:                                 April 2, 2012 at 10am

Still possible the court might reschedule again in the future so sit tight and see see.

Also, we are about six weeks away from the first sentencing hearings for four defendants (November 30, 2011). I think each hearing will be short, possibly 15-20 minutes?

The judge offers defendants a chance to speak before the judge imposes a sentence — last chance for defendants to apologize or throw themselves at the mercy of the court.

After the judge imposes the sentence, he will usually make some comments that explains some of the reasons why they were sentenced that way (lightly, harshly, etc).

Good experience to attend a federal court sentencing hearing if you’ve never been to one. There will be interpreters for the defendants but you can usually see the interpreters signing from the public seating area so you wouldn’t be lost following the hearing.

If you attend a sentencing, dress nicely, don’t bring phone/pager/laptop/camera into the courtroom, and keep eyes open and learn about how the American justice system works at the federal level.