Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Epic biotechnology breakthrough!

Here is an excerpt from a BBC article:

A man who lost his sight 30 years ago says he can now see flashes of light after being fitted with a bionic eye.

Ron, 73, had the experimental surgery seven months ago at London's Moorfield's eye hospital.
He says he can now follow white lines on the road, and even sort socks, using the bionic eye, known as Argus II.

It uses a camera and video processor mounted on sunglasses to send captured images wirelessly to a tiny receiver on the outside of the eye. In turn, the receiver passes on the data via a tiny cable to an array of electrodes which sit on the retina - the layer of specialised cells that normally respond to light found at the back of the eye.

When these electrodes are stimulated they send messages along the optic nerve to the brain, which is able to perceive patterns of light and dark spots corresponding to which electrodes have been stimulated. The hope is that patients will learn to interpret the visual patterns produced into meaningful images. The bionic eye has been developed by US company Second Sight. So far 18 patients across the world, including three at Moorfields, have been fitted with the device.

It is designed to help people, like Ron, who have been made blind through retinitis pigmentosa, a group of inherited eye diseases that cause degeneration of the retina. The disease progresses over a number of years, normally after people have been diagnosed when they are children.
It is estimated between 20,000 to 25,000 are affected in the UK.

This just in....


In The Know: Are Reality Shows Setting Unrealistic Standards For Skanks?

WATCHMEN: Out this weekend!

Pumped to see this movie! 

Read the graphic novel!
I highly recommend it!

PUKAR 2009 Pictures!

Here are some AMAZING photographs taken from my event, PUKAR 2009, on February 7th, 2009. The pictures were taken by Mamoon Chowdry. For more pictures, click here.








I am going to be filthy rich!!!


Here is an e-mail I received today that somehow avoided going into my Gmail spam folder, and BOY am I glad it did!

from
Sgt Joey Jones 
reply-tosgt.joeyjonesusarmy09@windowslive.com
toundisclosed-recipients
dateWed, Mar 4, 2009 at 4:45 PM
subjectRE.

Hello,

I hope my e-mail find you well.  I need your assistance. My
name is Sgt Joey Jones, I am an American soldier with the
3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment in IRAQ for the United States,
we have $25,000,000.00, that is in our Possession and we
are ready to move it out of the country.

The Money is part of the one we seized from late Saddam
Hussein, but was not declared. My colleague and I need a
good partner someone we can trust to actualize this Venture,
but we are moving it through Diplomatic way to your house
directly. Your share is 40% while 60% is for me and my
colleague.

Sincerely,
Sgt Joey Jones.
sgt.joeyjonesusarmy09@windowslive.com

Islamic Dominoes!

A good laugh courtesy of my aunt!

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Isn't this obvious.

Here is an excerpt from a BBC.com article: 

Unhappy children 'end up unwell'

Unhappy children are more likely to grow up to become adults who are permanently sick or disabled, a UK study has suggested.

The King's College London-led research looked at over 7,100 people born between 1950 and 1955. Researchers found those described as "miserable" or "unhappy" by teachers were five times more likely to be off work through ill-health in middle age. They said these children were also likely to be more prone to depression. The study, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, involved thousands of children who grew up in Aberdeen in the 1950s. Teachers were asked about their temperament and school attendance.

Researchers recently tracked down many of the participants - now in middle age - to ask them about their employment status. Some 392 reported they were unable to work because of permanent disability or ill-health - 5.5% of the total questioned. This could have included those retired through illness and those on incapacity benefit. A quarter of those whose teachers had reported them as "often appearing miserable, unhappy, tearful or distressed" were permanently sick or disabled.

A quarter of those who complained of aches and pain were also off sick through ill-health.
But those who were off school because of poor physical health were no more likely to end up as adults off work sick.

It's all about delivery...

A funny segment from Dane Cook's "Vicious Circle". 

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