TrollMan:



They've got the tech and help around them to make them successful and they used it to it's core. So What's incredible about that?

okay! I get ur point!! Okay with the tech and help provided for you.. Will you still want ur eyes blind?? Mr man go and sit down!! And learn how to appriciate people with extraordinary abilities. Simple and short!!

Jesuspikin7:
6. Cobhams Asuquo!

yh cobhams is anoda one!!

TrollMan:
Incredible!

*Modified.

Nothing incredible Joor!

why, nothing incredible?? Or make we comot one of your eyes?? By the time u start using one eye to nairaland, then u will modify ur post!! Am very sure..

Harmthe:
Allah is great

sure!!

5The Blind NASCAR driver

On January 29, 2011, Mark Anthony Riccobono took the wheel of a Ford Escape and drove solo around the Daytona International Speedway, something that's not unusual except for one thing: Riccobono is blind.

Two technologies make it possible: DriveGrip, that consists of two gloves that send vibrations over the knuckles to tell the driver how much to turn the wheel, and SpeedStrip, a cushion down the back and legs of the driver which tell them how much to accelerate.

With only 10 percent of normal vision at age 5, Riccobono continued to lose vision throughout his life. But now, as part of a program from the National Federation of the Blind, he's working to demonstrate that blind people can adjust to society and drive safely with the aid of new technology. "It's going to be a lot of work to convince them that we can actually pilot a vehicle that is much more complex and has much more risk. Now we have to convince society that this demonstration is not just a stunt. It's real. It's dynamic research that's doing great things," said Mark.


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4.The Blind Architect


Christopher Downey is an architect, planner, and consultant who lost his sight in 2008 after a tumor wrapped around his optic nerve. How was it possible to keep working as an architect? He works with a blind computer scientist who has devised a way to print online maps through a tactile printer. Today, he is dedicated to creating more helpful and enriching environments for the blind and visually impaired, and he also helps in crafting design processes that are more responsive to the needs of blind clients and end-users.

3.The Blind Photographer

Pete Eckert was trained in sculpture and industrial design. He had always been a visual person and planned to study architecture at Yale, but then he started to lose his sight because of a condition called retinitis pigmentosa. Amazingly enough, he embraced photography even more after becoming blind, shooting ethereal double exposures and vivid light paintings with his Mamiyaflex TLR. He visualizes the image he wants to create in his mind and uses his senses of sound, touch, and memory to make a photograph. "I am a visual person. I just can't see," he says. (Source)

2.Blind painter

John Bramblitt lost his vision in 2001 when he was 30 years old due to complications from epilepsy. At first, John says he lost hope and was in a deep depression, but then he found an outlet: painting. Since John can't see colors, he has developed a process whereby he paints by touch. According to the artist, the colors feel different to him: white is thick and black is a little runny, so when he needs gray, he mixes the two until the texture is right. His art has been sold in over twenty countries and he has appeared internationally in print, TV, and radio. His work has received much recognition, including the "Most Inspirational Video of 2008" from YouTube and three Presidential Service Awards for his innovative art workshops.

I got this online!! It caught ma attention, and I really appreciated these people's abilities..so I decided to share. 1.The Blind Surfer
Derek Rabelo isn't your average surfer. Far from it, since Derek was born with congenital glaucoma. However, that didn't stop the 20-year-old Brazilian from learning to surf when he was just three years old.

"With God, everything is possible," he says, and religion does play a big role in his life: his church helped take him to Hawaii last winter, where the surf community took Rabelo under its wing. Relying on four out of five senses, Rabelo is the protagonist of the upcoming documentary "Beyond Sight." If Derek's example doesn't put trivial complaints like high tides or sideshore winds into perspective, not a lot of other stories will....!

Nice one ops!! Buh what are u insinuating?? Do you mean we shouldn't take this foods anymore, or what??

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Here is a list of things you need to teach your Child(ren) at early age: #‎Message‬
1: Warn your Girl Child Never to sit on anyone's laps no matter the situation including uncles.
2: Avoid Getting Dressed in front of your child once he/she is 2 years old. Learn to excuse them or yourself.
3. Never allow any adult refer to your child as 'my wife' or 'my husband'
4. Whenever your child goes out to play with friends make sure you look for a way to find out what kind of play they do, because young people now sexually abuse themselves.
5. Never force your child to visit any adult he or she is not comfortable with and also be observant if your child becomes too fond of a particular adult.
6. Once a very lively child suddenly becomes withdrawn you may need to patiently ask lots of questions from your child.
7. Carefully educate your grown ups about the right values of sex . If you don't, the society will teach them the wrong values.
8: It is always advisable you go through any new Material like cartoons you just bought for them before they start seeing it themselves.
9. Ensure you activate parental controls on your cable networks and advice your friends especially those your child(ren) visit(s) often.
10. Teach your 3 year olds how to wash their private parts properly and warn them never to allow anyone touch those areas and that includes you (remember, charity begins from home and with you).
11: Blacklist some materials/associates you think could threaten the sanity of your child (this includes music, movies and even friends and families).
12. Let your child(ren) understand the value of standing out of the
crowd.
13: Once your child complains about a particular person, don't keep quiet about it. Take up the case and show them you can defend them.
Remember, we are either parents or parents-to-be.
PLEASE TAKE NOTE!!!!!!![/b]

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Let's make today a benefiting day! For some of us that don't actually know much about the history of this great nation,this is an oppurtunity for you to learn some great events that actually shaped the history of NIGERIA
[ [b]October 1, 1960 – Nigeria gains independence from Britain, with Abubakar Tafawa Balewa as the Prime Minister leading a coalition government of parliamentary system.

October 1, 1963 - Nigeria becomes a republic, breaking away from the British monarchy.

January 15, 1966 – Fall of the First Republic, as Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa is killed in unsuccessful coup led by some Majors.

January 16, 1966 – Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi takes over as the nation’s Head of State.

July 29, 1966 – Aguiyi Ironsi killed in a counter-coup by a group of northern army officers who revolted against the government, and he is replaced by Yakubu Gowon.

January 5, 1967 – Military leaders and senior police officials of each region (East, North and South) sign an accord in Aburi, Ghana and agree on a loose confederation of regions.

May 30, 1967 – Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, the Eastern Region’s military governor, announces the break-away of the eastern states as the Republic of Biafra, sparking bloody civil war that led to the deaths over a million people.

January 12, 1970 – Biafran leaders surrender, as the officer administering the government, Phillip Effiong calls for a cease-fire. The region was reintegrated into Nigeria.

July 25, 1975 – Yakubu Gowon overthrown in a coup led by Murtala Ramat Mohammed, while attending the OAU summit in Uganda

February 13, 1976 – Murtala Mohammed assassinated in a failed coup attempt. His deputy, Olusegun Obasanjo, takes over

September 21, 1978 – A new constitution, styled on American presidential system, published, and the ban on political activity lifted.

1979 – Nation heads to the polls for a general election which saw the election of Shehu Shagari as the democratic president.

January 1983 – Government expels more than one million foreigners, mostly Ghanaians, saying they had overstayed their visas and taking jobs from Nigerians.

August, September 1983 – Shehu Shagari re-elected as the president, amid accusations of irregularities and corruption.

December 31, 1983 – Muhammad Buhari heads military officers who seize power in bloodless coup, to be become Commander in Command and Head of State.

August 27, 1985 – Ibrahim Babangida seizes power in bloodless coup, curtails political activity.

1986 - Babangida launches controversial Structural Adjustment Program (SAP) which shook up the nation’s economy

October 19, 1986 - Foremost journalist, Dele Giwa, assassinated by a parcel bomb which is often blamed on the Babaginda regime

April 22, 1990 – Gideon Orka leads coup to topple Babaginda, but the coup is unsuccessful.

December 12, 1991 – Nigeria’s capital city moved from Lagos to Abuja

June 12, 1993 – Babangida annuls the presidential elections adjudged to have been won by businessman, Moshood Abiola.

August 27 1993 – Babangida transfers power to Interim National Government led by Ernest Shonekan, following massive protest against his administration

November 17, 1993 - Sani Abacha seizes power from the Interim National Government and suppresses opposition.

1994 – Acclaimed winner of the June 12 election, MKO Abiola, arrested after proclaiming himself president.

November 10, 1995 – Ken Saro-Wiwa, writer and campaigner against the oil industry damage to his Ogoni homeland, executed following a hasty trial. In protest, the US and European Union impose sanctions on Nigeria

June 8, 1998 – Abacha passes away under controversial circumstances and succeeded by Abdulsalami Abubakar.

July 7, 1998 – Abiola dies in custody days after meeting a US delegation

1999 – Parliamentary and presidential elections lead to the election of Olusegun Obasanjo as the nation’s president.

2000 - Adoption of Sharia law by several northern states in the face of opposition from Christians

2001 - Tribal war in Benue State, displacing thousands of people, as soldiers sent to quash the fighting kill more than 200 unarmed civilians, apparently in retaliation for the abduction and murder of 19 soldiers.

November 2002 – Many lives lost in four days of protest stoked by fury from Northern Nigeria over the planned Miss World beauty pageant in Abuja

July 10, 2003 - Governor of Anambra State, Chris Ngige, abducted by a team of police officials and forced to sign his resignation letter, which was upheld by the State’s House of Assembly but over-turned by the Supreme Court.

September 27, 2003 – Nigeria’s first satellite, NigeriaSat-1 launched via Russian rocket into the space.

May 18, 2004 - State of emergency declared in Plateau State, after more than 200 people are killed in Yelwa in what would result in bosom-for-tat killings by Muslims and Christians in the state

January 2005 - Inspector General of Police, Tafa Balogun, forced to resign from office on corruption charges and subsequently tried and jailed by a court of law.

July 2005 - Paris Club of rich lenders agrees to write off two-thirds of Nigeria’s $30 billion debt.

January 9, 2006 – Militants in the Niger Delta commence major attack on pipelines and other oil facilities, and kidnap foreign oil workers for ransom, as they demand more control over the region’s oil wealth.

April 2006 – With record oil prices, Nigeria becomes first African nation to pay off its debt to the Paris Club of rich lenders.

May 17, 2006 - Senate rejects proposed changes to the constitution which would have allowed the President to stand for a third term in 2007.

August 6, 2006 - Nigeria cedes sovereignty over the disputed Bakassi peninsula to neighbouring Cameroon under the terms of a 2002 International Court of Justice ruling.

October29, 2006 - Sultan of Sokoto and tens of others die in a plane crash, the country’s third major civilian air disaster in the year.

August 14, 2008 – Nigeria finally hands over the Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon, ending a long-standing dispute.

May 2009 – Niger Delta militant group, MEND, rejects government offer of amnesty and declares offensive against Nigerian military.

August 2009 – Two-month offer of a government amnesty for Niger Delta militants comes into force, as thousands of militants drop their arms.

November 23, 2009 – President Yar’Adua travels to Saudi Arabia to be treated for a heart condition. His extended absence triggers a constitutional crisis and leads to calls for him to step down.

February 10, 2010 – National Assembly votes to transfer power to the Vice-President, Goodluck Jonathan, until Mr Yar’Adua is able to resume presidency. Mr Yar’Adua returns to Nigeria but does not return to work.

May 6, 2010 – Umaru Yar’Adua dies after a long illness. His vice-president, Goodluck Jonathan, already acting in Yar’Adua’s stead, succeeds him.[/b]. Lemme stop here, you can add yours!! **Patriotic nigerians only*(

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my long lost brother is here again!! Welcome anyway!

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Andyblaze:

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Andyblaze: 11 : Trollnesia

the persistent urge to troll on public forums and websites. This health disorder is rumoured and suspected to have a mental undertone as most trolls on nairaland escaped from yaba left

andyblaze.. Go back to the studio. If na like this wizkid been do for hin own time he no go blow oo..

kekakuz: Mr op
the first image in intimidating
please take it off

are you okay now?

Pictures have emerged showing the moment a newborn baby was rescued after she was found stuffed in a pipe leading away from a university bathroom.

The mother, a student at Linyi University in Shandong province in eastern China, is believed to have given birth to the child over a toilet on Sunday.

The baby girl, who police suspect was flushed down the lavatory, was luckily found when students heard crying coming from a 20 centimetre-wide pipe leading away from the bathroom.

Fire services were called and the newborn was eventually located wedged in a section of piping between the third and fourth floor of the university building.

Firefighters rescued the baby using an angle grinder to cut the pipe and push the child up to colleagues on the floor above.

The baby, who survived the ordeal, was then taken to hospital for checks.

Fire Brigade spokesman Tao Fang said: ‘It was impossible to get the baby out from above.

‘We used an angle grinder to break open the pipeline on the third floor and we could then push the child up to colleagues on the fourth floor where she was handed to medics who were waiting to take her to hospital.’
Police have tracked down the mother and are deciding whether or not to press charges.

The incident sparked outcry on Chinese social media, with one person writing on Weibo: ‘I find the image of a young woman giving birth in the loo, cleaning herself up and then going back to her room to carry on studying a particularly worrying one and a sign of the sort of throwaway society that we live in now days.’

Henrypraise: All dos igbo girls wen get hair full everywere shey una don see wetin de worry una?

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9.Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome or Accelerated Aging
This is extremely rare – 1 in 4 million births – and those suffering from Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome age at an extremely rapid pace. It's not known why this occurs and unfortunately there is no cure. Children born with this affliction rarely live longer than 13 years old and often die of a heart attack.



10.“Tree Man” Disease – Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis
A person that is suffering from this health problem isn't turning into a plant. Actually, this very rare condition is caused by a sensitivity to human papillomaviruses (HPVs) that cause an abundance of warts, which look and feel like tree bark.

Dede Kosawa was an Indonesian man who lived with this condition for 20 years and was nicknamed the Tree Man. If he would get them cut off, they would quickly return. In 2008, doctors from the US began treating Dede. He reportedly made a lot of progress but was never able to fully rid himself of the affliction

5.Hyperthymestia – People Who Can Remember Everything
Marilu wins every marital argument

The opposite problem of #4 is called Hypermthymestia, and is an extremely rare condition where people seem to be able to remember every detail about nearly every moment in their life. If you give them a date, they will tell you the day of the week it was, the weather, what they were wearing, and other mundane details as if it were yesterday. There are only 6 known cases of this problem, one of which is celebrity Marilu Henner, star of the 1970s show Taxi.


6.Synesthesia – Incongruous Sensations
It's been described by someone who has it as “sensory interplay.” Synesthesia causes people to see, taste, or even smell things that would normally not have these properties (like music or numbers). This has been an advantage to sommelier Jaime Smith, who sees shapes and colors when he smells something. Another woman, Taria Camerino is a chef who uses her synesthesia to create “flavor profiles” of emotions like satisfaction or discontent. Synesthesia affects 1 in 27 people


7.Methemoglobinemia – The Blue Fugate Family of Kentucky
Martin Fugate wasn't sad, but he was blue when he arrived in Trouble Creek in 1920. This was caused by methemoglobinemia, a condition which restricts the flow of oxygen around the body, causing the azure pallor (but are usually fine otherwise).

Fugate married Elizabeth Smith, who wasn't blue but carried the recessive gene. Four of seven children were blue, and due to the remoteness of their village and societal norms which allowed them to marry cousins, their children ended up having dozens of offspring with the condition. The family's story is written about here in more detail:http://www.indiana.edu/~oso/lessons/Blues/TheBlues.htm


8.Congenital Hypertrichosis – Human Werewolf Syndrome
Congenital Hypertrichosis is the medical term for having an overly hairy body. It's been nicknamed “human werewolf syndrome” even though it has nothing to do with the moon and the people aren't lycanthropes. Its reported to affect only 50 people in the world. The condition has no cure, but is surely traumatic for many; in the 19th and 20th century people with this condition were delegated to being circus sideshow performers. However, one young boy, Pruthviraj Patil, who lives in Mumbai, is reportedly happy, healthy, and popular at school.

1.Priapism – Persistent Erection
This is one boner that's not particularly fun and in fact is downright dangerous. A priapism is defined as an erection that lasts more than 4 hours (and you're not working on a porn movie). There are many things that can cause a priapism, including leukemia, sickle cell anemia, and even the bite from a black widow spider. It can also occur due to an injury. One 22-year-old man from Dublin recently endured a priapism that lasted for SEVEN WEEKS due to a bicycle accident. (Kids, listen to what the Viagra commercial says: if it persists for more than 4 hours, call a doctor, as you could die!)

2.Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder (PGAD)
Kim Ramsey has 100 orgasms a day (not by choice).

This is another condition that sounds sexy, but also isn't very much fun. Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder (PGAD) was first diagnosed in 2001 and is a very rare condition that affects primarily women, but men can get it too.

It is not known what causes it, but it has been brought about by injury and is also linked to anxiety and depression. Some women can experience hundreds of orgasms daily, others feel like they're constantly on the edge. All of them experience a great amount of pain and personal embarrassment. In 2012, two women were reported to have killed themselves and there is currently no completely effective treatment.


3.Face Blindness or Prospagnosia
Have you ever looked at someone and thought you recognized them but can't place it?
Probably. But what about looking at someone and not recognized them, even if they were your own mother?

That's what happens to people who suffer from Prospagnoisa, or Face Blindness. This occurs in some form in 1 out of every 50 people and some people do not even realize they have it (until they get slapped in the face). Do you have prosopagnosia? Take this test to see!


4.Anterograde Amnesia – Teenager Can't Remember The Day Before
Because of a lack of oxygen during birth, Ricky Dean from Taunton, England has an unusual condition where he cannot remember things that happened to him the day before.

Much like the movie Memento, he cannot remember who he is, who his friends are, or even that he's supposed to brush his teeth. Fortunately, his loving parents take good care of him (he's 19 now) and he wears an iPhone around his neck, which contains reminders and helps him navigate the world. “He's a compassionate, thoughtful young chap and we're very proud of him,” his mother was quoted as saying. Pix for 2,3 and 4th

A new set of 10 female medical students of the University of Ilorin have joined the list of beneficiaries of the scholarship scheme instituted by Media Trust Limited, publishers of the Daily Trust, Weekly Trust, Sunday Trust and Aminiya.

The new beneficiaries were presented with their cheques at a ceremony held at the College of Health Sciences last Wednesday (September 24, 2014).

Under the medical scholarship scheme instituted by the company seven years ago, 10 female students from three benefitting universities in the three geo-political zones of Northern Nigeria are selected annually and awarded scholarship to the tune of N100, 000 until the completion of their medical training.

Other benefitting universities are the University of Maiduguri (North-East Zone), Usman Dan Fodiyo University, Sokoto (North-West Zone). The University of Ilorin is selected from the North-Central Zone.

The Provost, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Johnson, described the initiative of Media Trust as a laudable one, which would go a long way in encouraging the female students and elevating them to be at par with their male counterparts.

Prof. Johnson said, “It was a pleasant information to note that you have aptly selected the so-called weaker sex, they are no longer weak anyway. I think your philosophy of wanting to encourage or elevate the other gender to get to class with the male gender is a laudable one. I want to pray that this association with us will not be something that would fritter away in the shortest possible time. I also want to pray that whatever you are doing in terms of community service, I understand it is not only this state you are extending this to, God in his infinite mercy will replace wherever it is coming from.”

The Provost noted that “it is not easy for a profit-making company to do this kind of thing. Media Trust is not the only media organisation but it is noteworthy that you are probably the only one that has identified this area of community service”.

Prof. Johnson called for more areas of support from the company in terms of building hostels and improving the infrastructures of the college.

Presenting the cheques to the beneficiaries on behalf of Media Trust, the company's Administrative/Legal Officer, Mr. Umar Ibrahim, explained that the gesture was part of the organisation's corporate social responsibility (CSR) aimed at encouraging the students to do more in the society. He said that the medical profession is the life-centre of any society.

The Deans of the Faculties of Basic Medical Sciences and Clinical Science, Prof. A. A. Akande and Prof. O.T Adedoyin, respectively, were on ground to receive the Media Trust team, which included its Senior Advert Executive, Mallam Idris Abubakar and its Kwara State Correspondent, Mr. Abdullateef Aliyu.




http://unilorin.edu.ng/index.php/en/237-unilorinnews/4070-10-female-unilorin-medical-students-get-daily-trust-scholarship

Nice one doclight

Smartphone addicts who never look up have been relegated to a special sidewalk lane in Chongqing, where China's first mobile phone-only sidewalk was recently installed in a bid to cut down on accidents.
Smartphone-wielding pedestrians are a bane of modern society--these distracted texters have been blamed for everything from inconveniencing others with their slow pace to causing accidents.
To reduce smartphone-caused accidents, Chongqing installed a mobile phone-only sidewalk along a portion of Yangren Street.
Despite the city's good intentions, the mobile phone-only sidewalk has generated criticism and ridicule with some saying that the design only encourages bad habits and will likely cause more accidents.

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