Oct 01, 2008 -
The National Federation for The Blind takes offense at the portrayal of blind people in the upcoming thriller Blindness, starring Julianne Moore and Marc Ruffalo. Blindness portrays a breakdown in society after a virus starts wiping out everyone’s vision, turning them into savages who compete for meager resources. Blind people think it’s outrageous that they’re portrayed so negatively and plan a protest of the film, which is out in limited release in the US this Friday, October 3.
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Apr 14, 2009 -
Another song - a man on Rediff iLand in India inspired me - Blindness can have many faces - you do not really need to be blind... sometimes we can be blind of anger - sometimes we can be blind of love - we should always emphasise on BALANCE - most forget that balance creates harmony - :)
Why are we so blind?
Driven by mind?
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Jul 24, 2007 -
In an attempt to bring fashion to the doorstep of blind, two American
students are designing a talking website which will assist the visually impaired
to pick and buy trendy clothing which will be delivered to their doorstep.
The website called
www.whitecanelabel.com will be sound sensitive. Starting this fall, the
interactive website will ask the fashion preferences of its customers and
suggest clothes ranging from casual to formal wear.
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Sep 03, 2008 -
*This is from my Blind Items group (http://teamsugar.com/group/1626438) and since it had to do with 90210....I thought I would repost it in here. I didn't move the blog so you guys wouldn't see what we thought. Have fun guessing!
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Apr 05, 2008 -
When a sudden plague of blindness devastates a city, a small group of the afflicted band together to triumphantly overcome the horrific conditions of their imposed quarantine. BLINDNESS, starring Academy Award®-nominee Julianne Moore, Gael García Bernal, Mark Ruffalo, Sandra Oh and Danny Glover, is a psychological thriller about the fragility of mankind. Adapted from Nobel Laureate José Saramago’s masterwork, the film is directed by Academy Award®-nominee Fernando Meirelles (“City of God”) from a screenplay by Tony Award-winner Don McKellar (“The Drowsy Chaperone”).
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Feb 28, 2008 -
DUBLIN (AFP) - An Irishman blinded by an explosion two years ago has had his sight restored after doctors inserted his son's tooth in his eye, he said on Wednesday.
Bob McNichol, 57, from County Mayo in the west of the country, lost his sight in a freak accident when red-hot liquid aluminium exploded at a re-cycling business in November 2005.
"I thought that I was going to be blind for the rest of my life," McNichol told RTE state radio.
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Sep 15, 2008 -
José Saramago's Nobel Prize winning novel is one amazing piece of work. The flow of the novel is so strong; it reads like free writing with very little punctuation and pauses. It's very visual while offering a glimpse into the frantic and horrifying minds of the blind.
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Feb 21, 2008 -
I couldnt resist him
His eyes were like yours
His hair was exactly the shade of brown
Hes just not as tall, but I couldnt tell
It was dark and I was lying down
You are everything he means nothing to me
I cant even remember his name
Whyre you so upset?
Baby, you werent there and I was thinking of you when I came
What do you expect?
You left me here alone; I drank so much and needed to touch
Dont overreact I pretended he was you
You wouldnt want me to be lonely
How can I put it so you understand?
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Apr 30, 2007 -
Alright, so after months of my hair colorist (Buddy) trying to set me up with his nephew.. I'd given him permission to give his nephew my number.
Buddy told me his nephew (His nephew's name is Matty )
Matty called me on the phone a few times..
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Nov 23, 2009 -
Even if skin care products usually do not give nutrients deep into the actual living cells under the superficial layers of the skin, the Vitamin E in several products is actually beneficial. Researchers have found that by using antioxidants to the skin, free radical damage that would usually happen through exposure to sunlight, can be avoided or at least lessened. Vitamin E is a well known component in many skin care creams of Netalab.The scientist proved that the protective effects of Vitamin E from that time of UV exposure were seen 2-3 days later.
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