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An untapped talent and the art of photography

The-Latest is delighted to introduce to you the work of Mike Farrier, as part of its feature on inspirational photographers who have agreed to share their images with us for your enjoyment. Mike, who is 31 and says he was born in a basement flat on Priory Road in Kilburn,...

created by Contribsed | 22 wks ago | updated 22 wks ago
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Playing video games may help sharpen your vision

Watching TV and playing video games for too long is considered bad for your vision. But according to a team of researchers, spending time playing video games might actually sharpen your vision. Contrast is that property of human vision that allows an individual to distinguish...

opinion by Chaitanya S | 38 wks ago | updated 38 wks ago
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Action Video Games Improve Contrast Vision, Says Study

A University of Rochester study finds that high action video games improve vision in very practiced players. Earlier it was believed that ability to discern slight differences in shades by human eye can’t be improved without medical intrusion. It turns out regular high...

created by Yuliya Talmazan | 38 wks ago
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Introducing.... Emily Carr's New Look !

Emily Carr University of Art and Design in Vancouver, Canada has launched a new identity. It is a new logo - a circle. Shown here as a (really nice) animation. I like it, do you? "To accompany Emily Carr's brand-new university status and name change, we've revamped our...

created by kate | 43 wks ago
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Mission to rescue ailing Hubble set for go-ahead

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Did Galileo really see stars?

Galileo Galilei, when he ws buried in 1642 in unconscreated ground, left a few questions behind him. How could a man with such bad eyesight have made such astute observations about astronomy? Also, how did his bad...

created by Amy Judd | 48 wks ago | updated 47 wks ago
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New software boost for sight-impaired children

Software has been created that could help improve the life of visually-impaired children.The software, titled Sight-Sim, measures a child's eyes and translates the images on to a screen. It would help to make clear the childs lenth of vision so changes could be made to the...

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created by mudricky | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Jodhpur Charity For Blind School India

Netraheen Vikas Sansthan (Blind School Jodhpur-Rajasthan-India )is working for rehabilitation of blind students since last 31 years in Suncity Jodhpur by providing free education with boarding and lodging facility separately for boys and Girls. The School was started on 15th...

created by blindschool | 1 year ago
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BC's Olympic 2010: Terror, Mentally Ill Threaten Games

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City Hall's connection to the US

Samuel Johnson once said that "Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel". As I watch the maneuvering in City Hall I'm reminded of his line. After getting decimated in the recent civic election...

created by mtippett | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Who are the Obama Economic Team Members

President Elect Obama provided short Biographies of his economic team on his transition website today. "Chicago -- President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden officially announced key...

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created by politisite | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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16 go blind at free eye camp in Jaipur: India

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16 go blind at free eye camp in Jaipur: India

Why this kind of thing happens with poors.They are poor in one hand and know they will be physically dependent.This is an extreme case of neglegence on the part of healthcare professional."At least 16 people are...

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created by Amitjha | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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"Car 87" Political Psychiatry Raised by Mayoral Candidate for the First Time in a Vancouver Election

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Vancouver Police "Car 87" Abuse Raised by Mayoral Candidate

Soviet-style political psychiatry practiced in Vancouver has been attracting attention internationally but I’d never heard it mentioned by a candidate in the civic election campaign. Until Monday. At an All...

created by jr | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Email Trail Raises Questions About Vision's Commitment to "Transparency"

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Email Trail Raises Questions About Vision's Commitment to "Transparency"

Transparency. That’s a promise Gregor Robertson has been making as he asks Vancouverites to vote for him as Mayor. Robertson knows that Vancouver residents are upset after discovering that City Council had voted...

created by jr | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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How to Vote (according to the Upper Kits Residents’ Association)

The bottom line for Kits residents: if you want change vote COPE and Vision."Anyone who is happy with how the last term of Council has been managed by the NPA majority would likely experience more of the same by voting NPA. Anyone who wants a change in the direction of...

created by mtippett | 1 year ago
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Gregor Robertson, co-founder of Happy Planet speaks at EP!C Sustainability Expo

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Loan Reveals Two Spins on Democracy

Most political news in Vancouver has been swirling around the $100 million loan that is reportedly been authorized as a bailout cushion to either Millennium Development Corp (the company building the Olympic...

created by odiyya | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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NPA in Deep Over $100 Million Loan

The NPA may be in deep over the Olympic Village. A Global News story implicates the former president of Ladner's NPA party, Paul Barbeau, with Armeco, the group who owns the Millenium Development Corp - developers...

created by odiyya | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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