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Post by doobrah on Jun 14, 2007 11:59:18 GMT -5
Copped a corker? You DO talk funny!
What does that mean?
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Post by Kasman on Jun 14, 2007 15:40:57 GMT -5
Copped a corker? You DO talk funny! What does that mean? Ah, one with its origins in UK slang. Basically, a "corker" is something remarkable or excellent, but not necessarily in a good way. Therefore, "copped a corker" would mean you saw/heard something remarkable. |
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Post by inuvik on Jun 19, 2007 11:35:51 GMT -5
Next year, in April 2008, Canada is releasing this stamp:
Guide Dogs on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Montreal Association for the Blind
Canada Post will issue the first stamp in North America to feature Braille, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Montreal Association for the Blind.
They didn't say the world, so I guess somewhere else has issued a braille stamp. I also find it interesting that Montreal is the location of the dark dining restaurant.
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Post by Duchess of Lashes on Jun 25, 2007 15:54:05 GMT -5
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Post by bjobsessed on Jun 25, 2007 18:28:49 GMT -5
That's amazing! A great way to give a little more independence. I can see how it would be very easy to get distracted though, especially at first, but what a great invention.
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Post by Colorado girl on Jun 28, 2007 18:21:31 GMT -5
Today, I watched the TV program, Dr. Phil. They had a couple who have the only known blind/deaf triplets in the world. It is very tough for them because they are totally exhausted with the care of them and their oldest daughter. They told about a documentary about the triplets . The money made is supposed to help with some of the children's expenses. It cost $50,000 a year to hire a special teacher for them( much like Helen Keller's teacher). If you are interested in this story, go to Dr. Phil.com.
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Post by carl1951 on Jul 13, 2007 0:05:51 GMT -5
I stopped-by to give all of you this site: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19733334/It an MSNBC story about a blind man playing poker and......yes.....winning! Check it out. And to let everyone know, my mother seems to be doing better. Thanks for all your prayers and best wishes. Later, Carl |
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Post by carl1951 on Jul 13, 2007 0:08:44 GMT -5
Today, I watched the TV program, Dr. Phil. They had a couple who have the only known blind/deaf triplets in the world. It is very tough for them because they are totally exhausted with the care of them and their oldest daughter. They told about a documentary about the triplets . The money made is supposed to help with some of the children's expenses. It cost $50,000 a year to hire a special teacher for them( much like Helen Keller's teacher). If you are interested in this story, go to Dr. Phil.com. Now that their story is out, maybe they will be able to get more help with their family. I should hope. Later, Carl |
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Post by Dreamfire on Jul 13, 2007 0:12:38 GMT -5
So Carl, considering a change of career? ( ;D)
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Post by inuvik on Jul 13, 2007 9:51:30 GMT -5
That's really interesting. Since he met opposition though, you wonder why he doesn't get the casinos to use braille cards? Then no one could object to the "aide". So glad you mother is doing well, Carl. |
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Post by Dreamfire on Jul 31, 2007 19:35:30 GMT -5
I'm not sure it qualifies as news but it's interesting. A softball league that plays with beeping balls and audio enhanced bases. Sounds like an idea we had for pool, hey Anita? N weekendamerica.publicradio.org/programs/2007/07/28/the_blind_world_seri.htmlYou might have to copy and paste as it doesn't seem to be coming up blue. And Carl, I couldn't find an audio track on there, you might have better luck. |
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Post by bjobsessed on Jul 31, 2007 20:30:37 GMT -5
I'm not sure it qualifies as news but it's interesting. A softball league that plays with beeping balls and audio enhanced bases. Sounds like an idea we had for pool, hey Anita? N weekendamerica.publicradio.org/programs/2007/07/28/the_blind_world_seri.htmlYou might have to copy and paste as it doesn't seem to be coming up blue. And Carl, I couldn't find an audio track on there, you might have better luck. This is really neat. N, the link is blue. And Carl, I didn't get any sound on the fielding practice, but just to the left is a smaller picture of a baseball player. If you click on the words 'listen real' above that, you can listen to a nine minute audio all about them. (I think you need real player though.) |
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Post by Chris on Aug 14, 2007 9:54:04 GMT -5
Saw this in the news today: Blind man in Estonia arrested for driving - again Tartu, Estonia (dpa) - Estonian police stopped a man for driving erratically Saturday, only to learn the man was blind. It turned out that it was the 20-year-old man's second offence when he was caught driving near the southern city of Tartu early Saturday morning. He was drunk and being guided by his three passengers, Marge Kohtla, a spokeswoman for Estonian police told Deutsche Presse- Agentur dpa. The same young man was stopped behind the wheel a week earlier when a passenger without driver's license was guiding him. The man faces arrest for up to 30 days. The police intends to confiscate the car, which the blind man owns, Kohtla said. He also faces misdemeanor charges from the previous incident. Same story told by Autoblog ;D www.autoblog.com/2007/08/08/estonian-man-arrested-for-driving-while-blind/www.autoblog.com/2007/08/13/lesson-unlearned-blind-estonian-busted-behind-the-wheel-i-agai/- Chris  |
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Post by inuvik on Sept 12, 2007 10:31:54 GMT -5
Saw this online today:
Wed, September 12, 2007
Eye camera restores sight
By SUSIE MAH, SUN MEDIA
Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) are developing a tiny camera that can be implanted directly into the human eye and connected to the retina. An implantable camera is an important innovation in the ultimate goal of providing some vision to those rendered blind by certain diseases.
HOW IT WORKS
1. Image is picked up by the tiny camera, about one-third the size of a Tylenol tablet, implanted in the eye area.
2. The camera transmits the image through the antenna loop to the receiver antenna
3. The interface module transfers the signal to the electrode module implanted in the retina.
4. The electrodes stimulate the retina and the cerebellum (the part of the brain responsible for sight), via the optic nerve. The brain then "sees" an image.
THE OLDER TECHNOLOGY
Current retinal prostheses are designed to be used with an external camera, about the size of a Tylenol tablet, mounted in the frame of a pair of eyeglasses. The miniaturized prototype being developed by the USC team would be implanted directly into the eye area and allow for more natural eye and head movements.
RETINAL PROSTHESES
- In both retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration, two of the most common causes of vision loss, the photoreceptor layer of the retina is destroyed, but the inner layers remain largely intact, still capable of responding to incoming signals and transmitting output signals to the brain's visual cortex via the optic nerve. The discovery several years ago that direct electrical stimulation of retinal nerve cells in blind test subjects produced some sense of vision led to the development of the first retinal prosthesis.
- In order to optimize their ultra-miniature camera, the USC group performed a series of studies to determine the minimum requirements for vision-related tasks like object recognition, face recognition, navigation, and mobility. They found that surprisingly few pixels were required to achieve good results for many of those tasks -- approximately 625 pixels in total, compared to more than a million for a typical computer display.
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Post by Chris on Sept 13, 2007 15:47:21 GMT -5
It's amazing what they can do but I have to say that the idea of having a camera implanted in the eye is a little creepy. Creepy or not, if the technology works, who cares, it might be helpful for a lot of people. - Chris |
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